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Music manuscripts, etc., of D. Afan Thomas, comprising instrumental music, 1909-1922; vocal music, namely ballads, monologues and cantatas, 1912-1923; songs, [1890s]- 1928; part-songs 1899-1918; anthems, magnificats and chants, 1904-1923; hymns, [1890s]-[1928] and carols, [c. 1900]-1927; and letters and papers, consisting of letters to Afan, 1902-1928; letters from Afan, 1903-[1928]; miscellaneous letters, 1883-1949, and miscellaneous papers, 1883-[c. 1944], including the manuscript of the biography by Rev. William Evans ('Wil Ifan'), Afan, a Welsh Music Maker [Cardiff 1944].

Includes unidentified compositions (autograph unless otherwise specified) (55-72). Mainly undated, the few dated items being 1909-1926.

L/1. Full score with set of orchestral parts. ?Autograph. [B]. 1/2. Full score with set of orchestral parts. Autograph. [B]. 1/3. Full score with set of orchestral parts. Autograph. [C]. 1/4. Pf. part only. Gwilym Thomas copy. [D]. 1/5. Pf. part of 'Cantabile' only. Gwilym Thomas copy. [D]. 1/6. First violin part of 'Valse Lento' only. ?Gwilym Thomas copy. [D]. 1/7. Ditto. [D].

10/1. Score. Gwilym Thomas copy. [B]. 10/2. Score. Autograph. [B]. 10/3. Score. Gwilym Thomas copy. [B]. 10/4. Score. Rough draft. [B]. 10/5. Solo violin part. Gwilym Thomas copy. [B]. 10/6. Solo violin part. Gwilym Thomas copy. [B]. 10/7. Solo violin part. Autograph. [B].

11/1. Score. Autograph. [B]. 11/2. Score. Incomplete. Autograph. [D]. 11/3. Solo violin part. Autograph. [B].

12/1. Score. Autograph. [D]. 12/2. Score. [D].

16/1. [First] viola study. Autograph. [B]. 16/2. [First] viola study. Incomplete. Autograph. [B]. 16/3. 'Second Study for Viola'. Incomplete. Autograph. [B]. 16/4. 'Second Study for Viola'. Incomplete. Autograph. [E]. 16/5. [Third] 'Study for Viola'. Incomplete. Autograph. [B].

17/1. Score, with solo viola part. Autograph. [B]. 17/2. Another score, with solo viola part. Autograph. [B]. 17/3. A third score, with solo viola part. Gwilym Thomas copy. [B]. 17/4. Rough draft. Incomplete. [D].

18/1. MS music book containing two cello solos with pf. accompaniment. Gwilym Thomas copies. [B]. 18/2. Cello part only of both solos. Gwilym Thomas copies. [B]. 18/3. Cello and piano parts of second solo only. Autograph. [B].

19/1. Score. Autograph. [B]. 19/2. Score. Incomplete. Autograph, [B]. 19/3. Cello part only. Autograph. [B].

2/1. Full score. Evan Thomas copy. [B]. 2/2. Set of orchestral parts. [C].

20/1. Full copy. Autograph. [B]. 20/2. Rough drafts of separate pf. and cello parts. [B]. 20/3. Cello part only. Autograph. [B].

21/1. Ymadawiad y Brenin, Y Ferch o Scêr. Autograph. [C]. 21/2. Ymadawiad y Brenin, Tros y Garreg, Y Ferch o Scêr. Gwilym Thomas copies. [C]. 21/3. Ymadawiad y Brenin, Tros y Garreg, Y Ferch o Scêr. Gwilym Thomas copies. [C]. 21/4. Solo cello parts for Ymadawiad y Brenin, Tros Y Garreg, Y Ferch o Scêr. Three copies, all Gwilym Thomas [C]. 21/5. MS music book containing Y Mynach Du, Tros y Garreg draft of Rain Song, and words of Carol Nadolig [No. 321]. Autograph. [C]. 21/6. Y Mynach Du, Gwilym Thomas copy. [C]. 21/7. Solo cello part of Y Mynach Du. Gwilym Thomas copy. [C]. 21/8. MS music book containing Dafydd y Garreg Wen, Llwyn Onn, Y Deryn Pur, and rough drafts of other works. Autograph. [C]. 21/9. MS music book containing cello parts only of Dafydd y Garreg Wen, Llwyn Onn, Y Deryn Pur, Men of Harlech, and drafts of other works. Autograph. [C]. 21/10. MS music sheet containing Dafydd y Garreg Wen, Gwilym Thomas copy. [C]. 21/11. MS music sheet containing cello parts only of Dafydd y Garreg Wen, Llwyn Onn, Y Deryn Pur. Gwilym Thomas copies. [C].

Solo string parts for the following Welsh airs: Ash Grove, Men of Harlech, Ffarwel i Gymru, Symlen Pen Bys, Llais Nel Puw, Tros y Garreg, Megan a Gollodd i Gardas, Mwynen Gwynedd. Gwilym Thomas' copies. [B].