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- Cyfres / Series
- 1952-[1995] (with gaps)
Original ink scores and parts, facsimile copies, and published works, 1952-[1995], of chamber orchestra and instrumental music.
Original ink scores and parts, facsimile copies, and published works, 1952-[1995], of chamber orchestra and instrumental music.
Opus 2: String Quartet No.1 in G
Draft score in ink and pencil, dated 23 August 1953, titled Opus 2: 'String Quartet No.1 in G'. The score includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello.
Two copies, consisting of one ink score and one draft score in ink and pencil, 1956, both titled Opus 6: 'Sonata for Percussion'. Includes parts for cymbal, tambourine, triangle, side drum, timpani 1 and 2, and bass drum.
Opus 10: Three Ricercari for String Quartet (original)
Ink score, dated January-July 1957, titled Opus 10: 'Three Ricercari for String Quartet', including 'Ricercare 1' with parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello.
Ink score, dated 3rd January-19th May 1962, titled Opus 15: 'Clarinet Quintet'. Commissioned by the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Cheltenham Festival, 1962.
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated March 1965, titled Opus 19: 'Piano Sonata'. Originally commissioned for Bangor Arts Festival, 1965.
Opus 21: Divertimento for Violin and Piano (full score)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 28th March 1965 (part 1, 'Intrada'); 14th April 1965 (part 2, 'Toccata'); 15th April 1965 (part 3, 'Cantilena'); and 11th April 1965 (part 4, 'Burlesca'). The score is titled Opus 21: 'Divertimento for Violin and Piano'. Dedicated to Leonard James.
Opus 25 No.2: Capriccio for Piano Duet (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated January 1967, titled Opus 25 No.2 'Capriccio for Piano Duet.' Commissioned for the 1968 (Barry) Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Opus 29: String Quartet No.2 (annotated)
Facsimile copy of ink score, with annotations in ink, 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.
Opus 54: Carillons for Harp (originals)
Ink score, dated August 1985, titled Opus 54: 'Carillons for Harp (originals)'. The work was commissioned by the North Wales Music Festival in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and was first performed by Caryl Thomas at St. Asaph Cathedral on 25 September 1985. The piece is dedicated to Yvonne and William Mathias.
Opus 57: Antiphons for Cello and Piano: Meditations on the Antiphons for the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ink score, dated 1987, and titled Opus 57: 'Antiphons for Cello and Piano: Meditations on the Antiphons for the Blessed Virgin Mary'. Originally commissioned by the Lower Machen Festival in association with the Welsh Arts Council. Written as one of a sequence of three works celebrating devotion to the Virgin Mary which include his Opus 56 (4/8) and Opus 58 (4/9 and 4/10).
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 1993, titled Opus 66: 'String Quartet No.3'.
Opus 65: Gitanjali Song Offerings: Six Poems of Rabindranath Tagore for Soprano & Chamber Orchestra
Pencil score in five parts, [1995], titled Opus 65: 'Gitanjali Song Offerings: Six Poems of Rabindranath Tagore for Soprano & Chamber Orchestra'. Commissioned for the Llantilio Crossenny 31st Festival of Music and Drama in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and performed at the Festival by the Llantilio Festival Orchestra in June 1993 conducted by Charles Farncombe. The file also contains a programme for the Festival, 1993.
Opus 45: Canticle No.2: Five Poems of Roland Mathias for Voice & Piano
Ink score in five parts, [1978], titled Opus 45: 'Canticle No.2: Five Poems of Roland Mathias for Voice & Piano'. The score was commissioned by the Cardiff Festival of 20th Century Music, with the assistance of the Welsh Arts Council.
Opus 61: Winter World: The Last Three Sonnets of Gerard Manley Hopkins for Baritone & Piano
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 1989, and titled Opus 61: ‘Winter World: The Last Three Sonnets of Gerard Manley Hopkins for Baritone & Piano'. The score was originally commissioned for the North Wales Music Festival, 1989, in association with the Welsh Arts Council.
Opus 37: Overture: The Three Men (original)
Ink score, dated 1974, and titled Opus 37: 'Overture: The Three Men'. Includes parts for flutes, oboes, clarinets, cornets, trumpets, trombones, bass trombone, timpani, percussion, violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, and bass. The work was originally commissioned for the Llandaff Festival, 1974, with assistance from the Welsh Arts Council.
Facsimile copy of ink score with typewritten notes and handwritten lyrics in the hand of the composer, titled Opus 58: 'Queen of Paradise: A Sequence of Carols to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Chorus and Organ', dated 1987. Commissioned by the Cardiff Festival of Music in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and first performed at St Germains Church, Cardiff, 4 December 1987 by the John Davies Singers, conducted by John Davies and with organ played by Huw Tregelles Williams. Written as one of a sequence of three works celebrating devotion to the Virgin Mary which include his Opus 56 (4/8), Opus 57 (1/42) and Opus 58 (4/10).
Ink score, titled Opus 58: 'Queen of Paradise: A Sequence of Carols to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Chorus and Organ', [1987]. Commissioned by the Cardiff Festival of Music in association with the Welsh Arts Council. Written as one of a sequence of three works celebrating devotion to the Virgin Mary which include his Opus 57 (1/42), Opus 56 (4/8) and Opus 58 (4/9).
Opus 35: Samuel King Choral Series: Make Haste So To Live, Anthem for Chorus and Organ
Copy of published score for David Harries, 'Opus 35: Make Haste So To Live: Anthem for Chorus and Organ' (Cardigan: Samuel King, 1992). The score was originally commissioned by the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Fishguard Music Festival, 1972.
1 ink score and 5 facsimile copies with differing pencil annotations, for the part of Violin 1 in Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' (1979).