National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts

GB 0210 GRAAMS
Fonds
1826-1997 (mainly 1928-1970) /

Musical manuscripts of the composer Grace Williams, [1928]-1992, including orchestral scores of her works, [1932]-1973, concertos for solo instruments and orchestra, 1950-1973; scripts and scores for narrator and orchestra, 1946-1963; incidental and chamber music scores, [1930s]-1970; choral music scores [1928]-1975; film and incidental music, 1948-1970; personal and miscellaneous papers, 1826-1936; and poetry by Vivien Cutting, 1947-[1967]; note on the papers, by A. J. Heward Rees, 1997.

Williams, Grace, 1906-1977

Orchestral music,

A.
Sub-fonds
1930-1973.

Part of Grace Williams Music Manuscripts,

Welsh overture, 'Hen Walia',

A1.
Series
[1930]-1949.

Part of Grace Williams Music Manuscripts,

[1930], Revised 1949.

Full score. Conductor's score,

A1/1.
File
29 Dec. 1949.

Part of Grace Williams Music Manuscripts,

Ink.

Full score, for small orchestra. Control score,

A1/2.
File
29 Dec. 1949.

Part of Grace Williams Music Manuscripts,

Ink.

Orchestral parts.

A1/3.
File

Part of Grace Williams Music Manuscripts,

Ink. Flute 1 and 2 (2 = piccolo), oboe 1 and 2, clarinet 1 and 2, bassoon 1 and 2, horn 1 and 2, horn 3 and 4, trumpet 1 and 2, tenor trombone 1 and 2, bass trombone, percussion, timpani, violin 1 (4), violin 2 (4), viola (4), cello (3), double bass (2).

Orchestral parts for small orchestra.

A1/4.
File

Part of Grace Williams Music Manuscripts,

Ink. Flute changing piccolo, oboe changing cor anglais, clarinet 1 and 2, bassoon, horn 1 and 2, trumpet 1 and 2, trombone, timpani and percussion (1 player).

'The Dark island', suite for string orchestra, including 'Prologue', 'Barcarole', 'Alla marcia', 'Epilogue',

A10.
Series
1949-1965.

Part of Grace Williams Music Manuscripts,

(Based on the incidental music for Henry Treece's verse-play about Celtic Britain, as it was before, during and after the Roman invasions).

Full score,

A10/1.
File
1949.

Part of Grace Williams Music Manuscripts,

Ink. Oct.-Nov. 1949. 'For the Kathleen Merritt String Orchestra'. Autograph annotation on front cover, dated 1965, 'Not for concert programmes - suitable only as background music'.

Rejected and odd sheets.