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Emlyn Evans Manuscripts, English
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Emlyn Evans Manuscripts,

  • GB 0210 MSDEMLYNE
  • Fonds
  • [1863x1913] /

A collection comprised mainly of music - in the form of hymn-tunes, anthems, part-songs, cantatas, etc. - by David Emlyn Evans and others; biographical material relating to Welsh music and musicians; material relating to folk songs; proof sheets of Volume I of Welsh Melodies; musical exercises, extracts and notes; notebooks of Aaron Francis ('Aaron Mochnant'); correspondence; press cuttings; and miscellanea.

Evans, D. Emlyn (David Emlyn), 1843-1913

Hymn-tunes

A collection of hymn-tunes made c. 1850; a short hymnal of the same period; several orchestral sketches by D. Emlyn Evans; an index to printed collections of Welsh tunes to 1893; extracts from 'Bardd Alaw''s collection; and hymn-tunes composed by D. Emlyn Evans.

Notebook

A notebook containing sketches for composition by D. Emlyn Evans.

Notebook

A notebook containing excerpts from classical masters and hymn-tunes by D. Emlyn Evans.

Bibliography

A list of the published composition of D. Emlyn Evans, compiled by the composer and dated 22 March 1897.

Bibliography

A list of tune books, miscellaneous music and books in the library of D. Emlyn Evans; and a list of speciments of various styles of music referred to in a course of lectures by Dr Crotch.

Press cuttings

One of four volumes of press cuttings of articles on 'Music in Wales' contributed by D. Emlyn Evans to the South Wales Weekly News from 1899 to 1912.

Press cuttings

One of four volumes containing press cuttings of articles on 'Music in Wales' contributed by D. Emlyn Evans to the South Wales Weekly News from 1899 to 1912.

Material relating to Y Caniedydd Cynulleidfaol

Typescript copies of the trusts, powers and provisions relating to Y Caniedydd Cynulleidfaol, 1895, and of a summary of correspondence between J[onathan] Machreth Rees and Messrs J[ohn] Curwen & Son concerning the copyright of tunes printed in Caniedydd yr Ysgol Sul, 1898-1911.

Amrywiol ddeunydd yn llaw 'Mynyddog'

Miscellanea in the autograph of Richard Davies ('Mynyddog'), with correspondence and papers relating to his career, draft of poems and prose writings by 'Mynyddog', and fair copies of 'pryddestau' on 'Columbus', 1864, and in memory of 'David Jones, Ysw., Parcllwydiarth', 1859; 'Cân: Tywysog Cymru', 1860; certificate of election as member of Cymreigyddion y Fenni, 22 November 1850; an autograph letter by Edith Wynne [Sarah Edith Wynne Agabeg]; and press cuttings.

Awdl 'Y Diluw'

A holograph copy of an ode on the Deluge ('Awdl ar y Diluw') by Robert Thomas ('Ap Vychan').

Arithmetic exercises

Exercises from Colenso's Arithmetic, worked by Master E. A. Francis at the Willow Street Academy, Oswestry (Principal John Pryce Jones), 1858.

Anthemau

An anthem, 'Marwolaeth y Cristion', composed by D. Emlyn Evans for 'Eisteddfod y Cymry', 1866, and the opening bars of a funeral anthem.

Welsh Melodies

The proof sheets of Volume I of Welsh Melodies, published by D. Emlyn Evans in 1889, with pianoforte arrangements by himself and words by various Welsh poets.

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