Opus 12: Epithalamium for Two Violins (bound facsimile)
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- Ffeil / File
- 1961
Bound facsimile copy of ink score, dated 11 January 1961, and titled Opus 12: 'Epithalamium For Two Violins'. Dedicated to Edward Bor and Edith O'Hanrahan.
Opus 12: Epithalamium for Two Violins (bound facsimile)
Bound facsimile copy of ink score, dated 11 January 1961, and titled Opus 12: 'Epithalamium For Two Violins'. Dedicated to Edward Bor and Edith O'Hanrahan.
Opus 17: Variations for Clarinet and Piano (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated February-11th April 1963, titled Opus 17: 'Variations for Clarinet and Piano'. originally commissioned for the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music, 1963.
Opus 21: Divertimento for Violin and Piano (part for violin)
Facsimile copy of ink score for violin part, [1965], titled Opus 21: 'Divertimento for Violin and Piano.' Dedicated to Leonard James.
Opus 25 No.2: Capriccio for Piano Duet (facsimile with note)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated January 1967, titled Opus 25 No.2 'Canticle for Piano Duet.' A note in the hand of David Harries states that the piece was ommissioned for the 1968 (Barry) Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, and dedicated to Grace Williams.
Opus 29: String Quartet No.2 (original)
Ink score, dated 1968, and titled Opus 29 No.2 'String Quartet.' The score includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello, and was commissioned by the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Swansea Festival, 1968.
Opus 29: String Quartet No.2 (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 1968, and titled Opus 29: 'String Quartet No.2'. The score was commissioned by the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Swansea Festival, 1968, and includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello.
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 1977, titled Opus 43: 'Piano Concerto'. The score was commissioned by the Llandaff Festival, 1977, with the assistance of the Welsh Arts Council. The file also includes a typewritten note, signed by David Harries discussing the piece, dated 26th November 1984. The score includes parts for flutes 1 and 2, oboes 1 and 2, clarinets 1 and 2, bassoons 1 and 2, horns 1, 2, 3 and 4, trumpets 1 and 2, trombones 1 and 2, bass trombone, timpani, percussion, piano, violins 1 and 2, viola, cello, and bass.
Opus 54: Carillons for Harp (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated August 1985, and titled Opus 54: 'Carillons for Harp'. The work was commissioned by the North Wales Music Festival in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and first performed by Caryl Thomas at St. Asaph Cathedral on 25 September 1985. Dedicated to Yvonne and William Mathias.
Opus 27: Neithiwr: Cân i Denor a'r Piano
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated October 1967, and titled Opus 27: 'Neithiwr: Cân i Denor a'r Piano,' ('A Song for Tenor and Piano'). With words by Alun Jones. Originally commissioned by the BBC, 1967.
Opus 67: Three Songs for Tenor and Piano: Settings of Poems by Wilfred Owen
Ink score in three parts, dated 14 July 1993, and titled Opus 67: 'Three Songs for Tenor and Piano: Settings of Poems by Wilfred Owen'. The piece was originally composed to commemorate the centenary of Wilfred Owen's birth, and in memory of the composer's friend William Mathias. It was commissioned by the Fishguard Music Festival, 1993, in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and was first performed at the Fishguard Music Festival by Maldwyn Davies, tenor, and the composer.
Opus 11: Prolegomena: Variations for String Orchestra
Ink score with pencil annotations, dated December 1958 to 3rd September 1959, and titled Opus 11: 'Prolegomena: Variations for String Orchestra'. Including parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, and bass.
Opus 11: Movements from ‘Prolegomena: Variations for Strings’
Ink score with pencil annotations, dated 3 September 1959, and titled Opus 11: 'Movements From "Prolegomena: Variations for Strings" '. The work consists of a rough score, with separate instrument parts for the epilogue, including parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, and double bass.
Opus 14: Noctuary: Five Sonnets of Gerard Manley Hopkins for Chorus and String Orchestra
Ink score, [1961], consisting of the first part of the work titled Opus 14: 'Noctuary: Five Sonnets of Gerard Manley Hopkins for Chorus and String Orchestra'. Originally commissioned for the BBC in Wales, the work includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, cello, and bass.
Opus 18: Violin Concerto (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 10 May 1963 to 14 January 1964, and titled Opus 18: 'Violin Concerto'. including parts for flutes, clarinets, bassoon, horns, trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, violins 1 and 2, violas, cellos, and bassess. The work was a testpiece for the International Competition for Violinists, 1966.
Opus 36: Three Poems of Tagore for Tenor and Orchestra
Ink score, dated 1972, and titled Opus 36: 'Three Poems of Tagore for Tenor and Orchestra', based on the poems 'In the World's Audience Hall', 'I Hunt for the Golden Stag', and 'Across an Hundred Years' by Rabindranath Tagore. Including parts for flutes, oboe, clarinets, cornets, bassoon, trumpets, trombones, timpani, percussion, violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, and bass. The work was originally commissioned by the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, on the occasion of its centenary, in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and first performed by Kenneth Bowen and the BBC Welsh Orchestra, conducted by David Harries, Great Hall, Aberystwyth October 1972.
Opus 53: Myfyrdod: Contemplation for Orchestra (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated April-May 1985, and titled Opus 53: 'Myfyrdod: Contemplation for Orchestra'. Includes parts for tenor trombones 1 and 2, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, flutes 1, 2, and 3, oboes 1 and 2, clarinets 1 and 2, bass clarinet, bassoons 1, 2, and 3, trumpets 1 and 2, and harps 1 and 2. Dedicated to Peter Fletcher.
Opus 35: Make Haste So To Live: Anthem for Chorus and Organ (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, titled Opus 35: 'Make Haste So To Live: Anthem for Chorus and Organ', with words from 'The Principle and Foundation' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Commissioned for the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Fishguard Music Festival, 1972. Dedicated to John Davies.
Opus 38: Orison for Organ (facsimile)
Two facsimile copies of ink score, titled Opus 38: 'Orison for Organ', and dated 18 April- 3 September 1975. The work was commissioned by the North Wales Music Festival in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and first performed by Stephen Cleobury at St Asaph Cathedral. Dedicated to Alwena Harries.
A large folder upon which is written a list of the instrument parts for Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' (1979).
1 ink score, and 7 facsimile copies, with differing pencil annotations, for the part of Violin 2 in Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' (1979).