Opus 24 No.1: Christ Child: Carol for Unaccompanied Chorus
- 7/9
- Ffeil / File
- 1964
Original ink score, dated 5 April 1964 and titled 'Opus 24: Christ Child: Carol for Unaccompanied Chorus'. Dedicated to Catrin and Ceri.
Opus 24 No.1: Christ Child: Carol for Unaccompanied Chorus
Original ink score, dated 5 April 1964 and titled 'Opus 24: Christ Child: Carol for Unaccompanied Chorus'. Dedicated to Catrin and Ceri.
Four copies of a score for Opus 24 No.2: 'O Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord (Psalm 95: Vemite, exultemus Domino) for Chorus and Organ', including one draft score in ink with pencil annotations, dated 14 July 1966; one ink score, dated July 1966; and two facsimile copies of the ink score, both also dated July 1966.
Opus 25 No.1: Sonatina for Cello
Ink score, dated 1967, titled Opus 25 No.1 'Sonatina for Cello'. In memory of Harold Lewis.
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 25 No.2: Capriccio for Piano Duet (facsimile with note)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated January 1967, titled Opus 25 No.2 'Canticle for Piano Duet.' A note in the hand of David Harries states that the piece was ommissioned for the 1968 (Barry) Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, and dedicated to Grace Williams.
Opus 26: Six Impromptus for Piano
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated January 1968, and titled Opus 26: 'Six Impromptus for Piano'. The work was commissioned by Geoffrey Buckley, and was first performed at the Purcell Room, London, on 30 January 1968. The facsimile includes a note in pencil: ''For return to Mr Geoffrey Buckley at recording'. Also included in the file is a published copy of David Harries' 'Four Impromptus' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1969).
Opus 27: Neithiwr: Cân i Denor a'r Piano
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated October 1967, and titled Opus 27: 'Neithiwr: Cân i Denor a'r Piano,' ('A Song for Tenor and Piano'). With words by Alun Jones. Originally commissioned by the BBC, 1967.
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 29: String Quartet No.2 (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, 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 29: String Quartet No.2 (original)
Ink score, dated 1968, and titled Opus 29 No.2 'String Quartet.' The score includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello, and was commissioned by the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Swansea Festival, 1968.
Opus 29: String Quartet No.2 Parts
Ink score in separate parts arranged for binding, [1968], including parts for violin 1, violin 2, viola, and cello each with a note in the hand of David Harries giving instructions for binding.
Opus 3: Incidental Music to Antigone
Full score and parts, in ink and pencil, 1953, titled Opus 3: 'Incidental Music to Antigone: a tragedy by Jean Anouilh, translated from the French by Lewis Galantière'. The full score includes Part 1, 'Overture' (dated 28th October – 6th November 1953); Part 2, 'Introduction to Act II' (dated 6th-10th November 1953); and Part 3, 'Introduction to Act I Scene VIII' (dated 11th November 1953). The instrument parts include violins 1 and 2, and viola for Parts 1 and 2 (dated 11th November 1953), and for Part 3 (dated 6th November 1953); cello for parts 1, 2 and 3 (dated 6th November 1953); horns for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 ([1953]); bassoon for Part 1 (dated 6th November 1953) and Part 2 ([1953]); trombone for Part 1 (dated 6th November 1953) and Part 2 ([1953]); timpani for Part 1 (dated 6th November 1953) and Parts 2, 3, and 5 ([1953]); and piano for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 (dated 12th November 1953).
Opus 3: Incidental Music to Antigone (original)
Original ink score, titled 'Opus 3: Incidental Music to Antigone', and based on Jean Anouilh's version of Sophocles' tragedy 'Antigone', translated from the French by Lewis Galantière. The work is in two parts: 'Overture', dated 28 October-6 November 1953; and 'Introduction to Act II', dated 6-10 November 1953. Commissioned by the University College of Wales Dramatics Society, for a production at Aberystwyth of Jean Anouilh’s ‘Antigone’, November 1953, and recorded at Aberystwyth on 13th November, 1953, performed by: A.B. Thomas & J. Cynan Jones (horns); Hugh Jones (bassoon); Delwyn Tibbott (trombone); Jayne Filer (timpani); Edward Bor (violin 1); Jeffrey Francis (violin 2); Raymond Jeremy (viola); John Clapham (cello); and William Mathias (piano).
Two copies of a score, with one being a facsimile of ink copy and one in ink with pencil annotations, [1969], titled Opus 32: 'Sinfonietta'. The score includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, horns 1 and 2, trumpets 1 and 2, trombones 1 and 2, bass, timpani, and percussion.
Opus 35: Make Haste So To Live: Anthem for Chorus and Organ (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, titled Opus 35: 'Make Haste So To Live: Anthem for Chorus and Organ', with words from 'The Principle and Foundation' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Commissioned for the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Fishguard Music Festival, 1972. Dedicated to John Davies.
Opus 35: Make Haste So To Live: Anthem for Chorus and Organ (original)
Ink score, titled Opus 35: 'Make Haste So To Live: Anthem for Chorus and Organ', with words from 'The Principle and Foundation' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Commissioned for the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Fishguard Music Festival, 1972. Dedicated to John Davies.
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.
Opus 36: Three Poems of Tagore for Tenor and Orchestra
Ink score, dated 1972, and titled Opus 36: 'Three Poems of Tagore for Tenor and Orchestra', based on the poems 'In the World's Audience Hall', 'I Hunt for the Golden Stag', and 'Across an Hundred Years' by Rabindranath Tagore. Including parts for flutes, oboe, clarinets, cornets, bassoon, trumpets, trombones, timpani, percussion, violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, and bass. The work was originally commissioned by the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, on the occasion of its centenary, in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and first performed by Kenneth Bowen and the BBC Welsh Orchestra, conducted by David Harries, Great Hall, Aberystwyth October 1972.
Opus 37: Overture: The Three Men (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of 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. Dedicated to Alwena Harries.
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.