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Bundle of loose and bound manuscript music (78 ff.), containing mainly drafts of sacred works. The back cover of the manuscript book is missing, and on the front cover is written 'Spasms Daniel Protheroe'. F. 1r. My Prayer, melody only, bearing name of Sam Roberts [in hand of ?]. 1V-2r. Come, ye Blessed, by Scott, melody only [in hand of ?]. 3R-v. Part of song for voice and piano ending with 'There was not one so sweet as my Joan' [in hand of ?]. 4R. Amen, arr. for church choir to be sung after the Blessing. 4V. The Trees and the Master, part of song for voice and piano [in key of F, not key of G as part-song arr. for mixed choir]. 5R. 'Ulysses was a rover', song for soloist and choir beginning with these words. 5V. The Youth's Companion by Anna M. Pratt. 6V. Untitled setting of words beginning with 'The snowflakes falling'. 7-20. Bound. 7R-v. Sacred work for soloist, choir and organ on words 'Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace', presented 'To William Beard & his choir'. 8R-9r. Trio from Cantata. 6th Word. 10R. Four-part sacred work on words 'Grace to reach the home on high'. 11R. The Snow, for piano or organ, 4 Feb. 1917. 11V. 'God of our Fathers known of old', four-part arr. 13R. 'Turn Thy face from my sins', four-part arr. 14R. 'More love to Thee, O Christ', four-part arr. 14V. Gloria, part of a sacred work. 15R-19r. Communion Service in A. 19V-20r. Untitled choral sacred work, the only words included being 'Raise the courage of the weak'. 20V. Untitled choral sacred work relating to Christ's resurrection, the first words included being 'He rose again according to the Scriptures'. 21R-26v. Untitled choral and orchestral work, words being a plea to the Wind of the West not to harm the singer's love. 27R. [Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech] incomplete four-part arr. [for male voices], ink copy [see f. 28r-v]. 28R. 'Return unto Thy rest, O my soul', melody only. 28R-v. [Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech] four-part arr. [for male voices], two pencil copies [see f. 27r]. 30R. Fair-Moun[t?]ebank, part of accompaniment. 31R. My God my Father, song for soprano, no words included. 31V. Psalm 20, words only. 33R. 'There is an island away in the deep', three-part song for SAB. 36-56. Bound. 36R. Yr Hen Wr Mwyn, Dacw, dacw fuwch and O Do, mi a glywais, four-part arr. of three Welsh airs. 36V. Daphne's Cheeks, four-part arr. [for male voices], words by Walter Besant. 37R. Ystrad Fair, for voice and piano. 38R. Puff of the Wind [see MS 4, ff. 17v-19r];. Dawn. 38V. 'The Melons in the Moonlight', four-part arr. of negro words by Frank L. Stanton. 39R. Four-part arrangement of the Beatitudes. 39V. A Cradle Song, three-part song with accompaniment, words by William Blake. 40R. A Love Song (Can Serch), for voice and piano. 41R. Untitled song for voice and piano beginning with 'I pipe & dance a bounding reel'. 42V. Untitled sacred work beginning with 'Lo, fainter now lie spread the shades of night', words being a translation by Edward Caswall of original by Gregory the Great. 43R. 'Thy way, not mine, O Lord', sacred song for SATB [see MS 6, f. 43r; MS 9, f. 1v]. 43V-55v. Parts of the cantata Olivet [see MS 6, f. 45r-v; MS 8, ff. 1r-2v]. 54V-56v. Parts of various songs [from the cantata Excelsior?, see f. 71r-v; MS 2, ff. 17r, 25r-v; MS 4, ff. 23r-24v; MS 6, ff. 22r, 24v-25r, 27r; MS 8, ff. 3r-5v; MS 9, ff. 4r-5v, 33v, 34v]. 57R-58v. Y Gan Orchfygol, for voice and piano, words by J. T. Job. 59R. The Bright, Sweet Way, for voice and piano. 61R-66v. Un Yn Rhagor, duet for Soprano and Tenor, with orchestral score [being part of a larger work]. 67R-68v. Untitled orchestral scores. 69V-70v. Ar lan Iorddonen ddofn (Deep Jordan's banks), four-part arr. of hymn for male voices, words by Ieuan Glan Geirionydd (Welsh) and Dr William Howells (English). 71R-v. Excelsior, part of cantata for SAB beginning with 'The shades of night are falling fast' [see ff. 54v-56v; MS 2, ff. 17r, 25r-v; MS 4, ff. 23r-24v; MS 6, ff. 22r, 24v-25r, 27r; MS 8, ff. 3r-5v; MS 9, ff. 4r-5v, 33v, 34v]. 72R. Six bars of piano introduction to male voice arr. of Handel's Largo in G;. Two short verses relating to a small child refusing to sleep. 72V. Aberystwyth, four-part male voice arr. of the hymn-tune by Joseph Parry;. [Wrth fyn'd efo Deio i Dywyn] four-part male voice arr. 73R. Oriental Song, song for SSA. 74V. Untitled hymn-tune. 75R-76v. The Garden of my Soul, for voice and piano, words by Maude Hall Lyman, dedicated by Daniel Protheroe to his friend A. B. Dickson, Gary, Ind. [See MS 9, ff. 2r-3r]. 77V-78r. Quit you like men, for voice and piano.
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Preferred citation: MS 3.