Ffeil MS 1. - 'The Lyric Manuscript Book' (13 ff.) with two loose sheets inside, containing mainly drafts of songs from Y Tymhorau, a ...,

'The Lyric Manuscript Book' (13 ff.) with two loose sheets inside, containing mainly drafts of songs from Y Tymhorau, a children's cantata, on words by W. Nantlais Williams. This cantata was not published, but had been completed by DP in February 1934 [see Nantlais, 'A adawodd Dr Protheroe weithiau heb eu gorffen?', Y Cymro, 24 Mawrth 1934] [see also MSS 2 and 5]. F. 1r. Opening of Act 1, Cho[rus] 1 [of a cantata?];. Setting of words 'To the fair'. 1V. 'I've heard of a wonderful country' and While Shepherds, to be sung by Gwyn [a character in a cantata?]. 2R-v. Finale of Act 1 [of a cantata?]; setting of Chorus 19 and various words, mainly from a cantata, the words being 'How in a manger laid', 'The rogue h[im?] f[e]ll hear[ling?]', 'Just do as I tell you', and 'Oh thank you so warmly for charm and for songs, We'll hasten along'. 3R. Anthem; Pa le mae y wennol; setting of '... bwthyn o glai, o ben y to'. 3V-4. A Sea-Scape, part-song for SATB. 4V. 'Yonder, her lily hand'. 5R. The Man of Sorrows. 6R. Ysbryd y Robin, song for mezzo-soprano, with piano accompaniment [see ff. 13r, 15r]. 6V. Blodau'r Haf, song for soprano, with piano accompaniment [see MS 2, f. 23r]. 7V. Introduction to song No. 9. 7V-8r. 'Hardd yw'r iorwg ar y dderwen', with piano accompaniment [see ff. 10v-11r]. 8R-v. Song No. 10; last few bars of an anthem; sketch of a part-song. 9R. The Land-lubber's Chantey, part-song [for male voices?] [see MS 6, f. 31v]. 9V. Y Gwanwyn. 10V-11r. 'Hardd yw'r iorwg ar y dderwen', with piano accompaniment [see ff. 7v-8r]. 11V. 'Jesus, our only joy be Thou' [from the cantata Olivet, see MS 3, ff. 43v-55v; MS 6, f. 46; MS 8, ff. 1-2]. 12R-v. Ar y gwair, with piano accompaniment. 12V. Hymn-tune. 13R. Ysbryd y Robin, with piano accompaniment [see ff. 6r, 15r];. Price, hymn-tune, August 1933. 13V. 'Dyna drist, drist, drist yw yr awel'. 14R. Hoi, Hoi, Song No. 13;. 'Hardd yw'r iorwg ar y dderwen'. 14V. Starling;. 'If I were a queen'. 15R. Ysbryd y Robin, solo, with piano accompaniment [see ff. 6r, 13r]. 15V. Drudwy (Starling), duet, with piano accompaniment [not same melody as 'Ddrudwy Fach', see MS 6, f. 5v].