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Harp score. See NLW MS 19128E for the full orchestral score. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 10).

Full orchestral score. See NLW MS 19128E for the harp score. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 11).

An album containing pasted-in newspaper reports on the death and funeral of John Thomas, 1913.

'Serenata' from Zanetto by P. Mascagni. Harp part. 'Ein Schwan', a song by Grieg. Harp accompaniment. 'Breathe my harp', a glee by Sir Henry Bishop. Harp part. 'Der Sangerkreig' from Tanhaüser by Wagner. Harp part. 'Preis Lied' from 'Der Meistersinger' by Wagner. Harp part. 'Paradise and the peri' by Schumann. Harp part. 'Serenade' from Mephistophile' by Boito. Harp part. 'Serenata' by Tosti. Harp part. 'Hymn to Apollo'. Harp part. 'Spiagge Amate', an aria from the opera 'Elena e Paride', by Gluck. Harp part. 'Chorale (No. 16)' by Bach. Harp part. 'Sérénade' by Gounod. Harp part in G and E flat. 'Ave-Maria' song from 'The Lady of the Lake', by G. A. Macfarren. Harp part. 'Siciliana' from 'Cavalleria Rustica' by Masagni. Harp accompaniment. 'Finale' from 'Mireille' by Gounod. Harp part. 'Largo' by Handel. Harp part in G. 'Scenes of my youth', a song by Julius Benedict. Harp part in E flat, and B flat. Scenes of my youth: ballad ... in the romantic opera The gipsy's warning ... music by Jules Benedict. 'Maid of Athens', a song by Gounod. Harp part in C and D and E flat. Maid of Athens ... set to Music ... by Charles Gounod. 'The lost chod' by Sullivan. Harp parts in F and A flat. The lost chord by Arthur Sullivan. Three copies. 'Lohengrin' (Introduction, 3rd Act). Harp accompaniment to the chorus. 'The children's kingdom' by J. Blumenthal. The accompaniment arranged for harp, piano and harmonium. 'Nocturne' by Chopin arranged for harp and violoncello. Harp part. 'The festival' (Ballad of Haroun al Raschid) by J. F. Bridge. Harp accompaniment by [John Thomas]. 'Valse de Faust pour harpe et piano'. 'The war march of the priests' by Mendelssohn. Accompaniment for harps. 'The toy symphony' by Haydn. Harp accompaniment. 'God save the Queen'. Harp accompaniment, and arranged for four voices. Trios for female voices by Brahms. Accompaniment for second harp. 'Traume', a song by Wagner. Harp accompaniment. 'God bless the Prince of Wales'. Harp accompaniment. 'O lord, I will praise thee' a song, solo and chorus. Harp accompaniment. 'Blessed are the pure in heart'. Harp accompaniment. 'Carita' by Rossini. Harp accompaniment. 'Nazareth' (Gounod). Harp accompaniment. 'Prelude' by Mendelssohn. Harp part. 'Peace to the dreamers'; quartette from 'The Fairy Ring', a cantata by W. H. Cummings. Harp accompaniment. 'Ye little birds', a song by A. Goring Thomas. Harp accompaniment. 'Auf Flugeln des Gesanges' by Mendelssohn. Harp-part in G, in A, A flat and in B flat. 'Ave Maria', a meditation by Gounod on Bach's Prelude. Harp-part. 'Hen wlad fy nhadau'. 'The banks of Allan Water'. Arranged for the harp. 'The silver ring' with harp accompaniment. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MSS 23-24).

Concerto for harp and flute with orchestral accompaniment by Mozart; Paris 1778; [with pianoforte accompaniment by John Thomas]. Mozart's Werke ... Concert für Flote und Harfe. 'Messe Solomnelle' by Rossini. Harp part. 'Kyrie eleison', arranged for male voices. 'Ilo Messo, Muone Corde ae Mandolino' by Gounod. Piano accompaniment. Romances nos 24 and 19 for the pianoforte by P. Alvarus. 'Fametto' by Moscagni. Harp accompaniment. 'Weber's last waltz'. 'Himno Nacional'. Rgh. 'Gavotte' by Bach. 'Lied: Bergeslust' by Mendelssohn. 'Woton's abschied und Fever zauber' (Die Walkure). 'Fear thou not', chorus of angels; and baritone air 'The heavens are opened' by Benedict. Overture to the 'Flying Dutchman' (Wagner). 'Mandolinnata'. Harp and piano parts. 'Schlummerlied', with accompaniment for tenors, violoncellos and harp by Alberto Randegger. 'The convent', a song. 'Rhyfelgyrch Cadben Morgan', a song. 'Alice Gray', a song. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 25).

'Wedding march' from Mendelssohn's 'Midsummer Night's dream' arranged for two harps or harp and piano by John Thomas. 'Adagio Cantabile' from Sonate Pathetique, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas. 'Marche Funebre' by Chopin arranged for two harps or harp and piano by John Thomas. Barcarolle by Gounod, accompaniment for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'E questo il loco-ella qui posa ...' from the opera 'Giulietta e Romea' by Vaccai, the accompaniment arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'Ar hyd y nos' arranged by John Thomas. 'Dafydd y garreg wen' and 'Syr Harri Ddu' arranged for the harp by John Thomas. Soldier's chorus from 'Faust' arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'Liebestod' from 'Tristan and Isolde', by Wagner, arranged for the harp by John Thomas. 'Lady Hildred', song composed by Balfe, the accompaniment arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'Hark! Apollo', a glee by Sir Henry Bishop, harp-part arranged by John Thomas. ''Tis the harp in the air', a song from 'Maritana' by Vincent Wallace, the accompaniment arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'The moonlight sonata' by Beethoven transcribed for the harp by John Thomas. 'L'adieu' by Franz Schubert, arranged for two harps or harp and piano by John Thomas. See also NLW MS 19138 below. 'Gigue and gavotte' by Corelli, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas. 'Si oiseau j'étais à toi je volerais', étude by Adolphe Heuseet, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas. 'La Carit', composed by Rossini, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. Concerto for the harp by Handel, the orchestral accompaniment arranged for the pianoforte by John Thomas.(Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 20).

Duet for two harps or harp and piano on themes from 'Norma' by John Thomas, 1884. Prayer from 'Mos' in Egitto' arranged for two harps or harp and piano by John Thomas, 1884. Duet for harp and piano on themes from 'Carmen'; by John Thomas, 1885. 'Ever', a song by Arthur Sullivan, the accompaniment arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1888. 'Gwalia', a hymn-tune, 1889. 'Ave-Maria' by Mascagni, with harp accompaniment by John Thomas, 1892 and 1894. 'Song without words', composed by Gustav Hölzel, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas, 1894. 'Oh, thou mine dear evening star', a romance from 'Tannhauser', the accompaniment arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1894. Study for the harp by John Thomas, 1896. 'King of kings', a hymn by Sullivan transcribed for the harp by John Thomas, 1898. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 19).

'Il Bacio', valse composed by Arditi, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1861. 'My home in Cloudland', song composed by J. Benedict, harp accompaniment by John Thomas, 1864. 'The Ilma valse' composed by Arditi, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1866. 'L'estate', valse by Arditi, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1867. 'M'appari tutt' Amor', transcribed for the harp by John Thomas, 1868. 'Ben è Ridicolo', canzone by Alberto Randegger, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1868. 'Assisa, a piè d'un Salice', romanzce from Otello, transcribed by John Thomas, 1868. 'Una Furtiva Lagrima', transcribed for the harp by John Thomas, 1868. Duet for two harps or harp and piano on melodies from 'La Sonnambula', 1868. Duet for harp and piano on subjects from Gounod's Faust by John Thomas and Jules Benedict, 1869. Duet for harp and piano on melodies from 'La Favorite' by John Thomas, 1873. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 17).

'Adelaida', Beethoven's celebrated cantata arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1875. 'The Rákóczy march', arranged for the harp by John Thomas, 1879. 'Prelude' by Mendelssohn with accompaniment for violin, harp, organ or harmonium by John Thomas, 1880. 'Ave Maria' by Schubert arranged for harp by John Thomas, 1881. 'Miserere' from the 'Trovatore' arranged as a trio for two harps and pianoforte by John Thomas, 1881. 'Lonely, am I now no longer', song from 'Preciosa, the accompaniment arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1882. 'Marche Solemella' by Gounod arranged for two harps by John Thomas, 1882. 'Gigue' by Handel, arranged for the harp by John Thomas, 1882. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 18).

The hymn-tunes 'Bangor' & 'Salome', with arrangements of the former for soprano, contralto, tenor, bass, and for the harp, and of the latter for the harp, and the fifteenth century Welsh melody 'Pen-rhaw', arranged as a melody and for pennillion singing. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 3).

'Impromptu' by Schubert, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas, 1896. 'Ave Maria' by Schubert, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas. 'The erl king' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'Serenade' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1900. 'The praise of tears' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1900. 'Marguerite' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'The wanderer' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1900. 'Barcarolle' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'The maiden's lament' by Schubert, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas. 'The promise of spring' by Schubert, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas, 1900. 'L'adieu' by Schubert, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas, 1900. 'The trout' by Schubert, arranged for the harp and piano by John Thomas, 1900. 'The fountain' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1900. 'The fisher maiden' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1883. 'The farewell' by Schubert, arranged for the harp and piano by John Thomas, 1883. 'To Sylvia' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1884. 'Sois toujours mes seules Amours', arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas, 1884. 'Thine is my heart' by Schubert, arranged for harp and piano by John Thomas. 'Adieu to the piano' by Beethoven, transcribed for the harp by John Thomas, 1904. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 21).

'Deep in my soul', words by Byron, inscribed by composer. Music. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 30).

Programmes of concerts, 1851-1905, mostly by John Thomas, including concerts at Buckingham Palace, 1880-1881; material, 1870-1877, relating to the Welsh Choral Union; papers, 1877-1908, relating to the Royal Academy of Music Welsh Scholarship founded by John Thomas in 1883; and other miscellaneous items.

A fragment of Letts's Diary, No. 13, 1873, mainly used by John Thomas to record his stay in St. Petersburg, December 1873-March 1874, and including references to concert arrangements and to meetings with the Duke of Edinburgh and with members of the Russian royal family and aristocracy.

'Come to battle', a duet for two harps or harp and piano. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 6).

'Scenes of Childhood', a duet for two harps or harp and piano, dedicated to J. Balsir Chatterton, harpist to the Queen; with printed copy. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 4).

'Cambria', a duet for two harps or harp and piano; with printed copy. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 5).

'Romance', a duet for harp and violin or cello. 'Rondo Piacerole', a duet for harp and violin, 1889. 'Larghetto', a duet for harp and violin or cello, 1905. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 7).

'Grand duet' a duet in E flat minor for two harps, 1865. 'March of the Welsh Fusiliers', a duet for two harps or harp and piano, 1896. 'Bardic fantasia', a duet for two harps or harp and piano, 1874. 'Coronation march', a duet for two harps or harp and piano. 'Souvenir du nord', a duet for harp and piano. Andantino', a duet for harp and piano, 1868. 'Souvenir du bal', a duet for harp and piano, dedicated to Mrs Edmund Tattersall, 1875. 'Le désir', a rhapsody for two harps or harp and piano. March in C major for two harps or harp and piano, 1892. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 8).

'The harp in the orchestra', a paper by John Thomas. Notes on the history of the harp. History of the harp from the earliest period down to the present day, by John Thomas (London, n.d.). 'The national music of Wales', an essay by John Thomas. 'Welsh music', a paper read before the Incorporated Society of Musicians at the Park Hall, Cardiff, 29 Dec. 1896. A paper on Welsh music read before the Incorporated Society of Musicians by Mr John Thomas (Harpist to the Queen) at the lesser Park Hall, Cardiff, on Tuesday afternoon, 29 Dec. 1896. Two copies. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 16).