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Music manuscripts in the Cwrtmawr collection, comprising 18th-20th century tune-books containing both sacred and secular music.

'George Lewis Davies's Note Book, April 7th, 1832', containing copies of English hymn-tunes.

Manuscripts, 1853-1901, comprising autograph musical compositions and arrangements by Henry Williams ('Alaw Llechid', otherwise 'Esin Alaw').

A tune book, [c. 1835], containing unattributed hymn-tunes and anthems. The register of a singing school held at Brynhenllan, north Pembrokeshire, 1835 (ff. 48-50), and notes on the rudiments of music (ff. 1-2), are also included in the volume.

Three tune books, [19 cent.], containing hymn-tunes and anthems.

A secular tune book, undated, but watermarked 1828, and probably compiled during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. The tunes are largely unaccompanied by words, and some are marches, dance tunes and hornpipes, suggestive of instrumental use. Bass parts to some songs are included (e.g. pp. 136-140). Many of the tunes (which are indexed on pp. i-v) are of non-Welsh origin, such as Auld Lang Syne (pp. 1, 57, 78-79), The Hungarian March (p. 23), Duke of York's Cotillion (p. 24), Heart of Oak (p. 33), The Cuckoo (p. 35), Rule Britannia (pp. 36-37, 94), Downfall of Paris (p. 82) and The Huntsman Chorus (p. 90). The large number of Welsh tunes included suggest a Welsh origin, although non-traditional in background; where recorded, words are in English. Glan medd-dod mwyn is ascribed on p. 142 to 'J. Thomas [?Pentuwylo]'.
The Welsh tunes include Beaumaris Quick Step (p. 4), A Trip to Conway (p. 16), Llyweni Forest (pp. 17, 74), Nos Calan (p. 18), Morfa Rhyddlan (p. 18-19), Mentra Gwen (p. 19), Megan a Gollodd ei Gardas (pp. 20, 315), Meillionen or Sir Watkin's Delight (p. 21), Hufen y cwrw melyn (pp. 22, 26), Conceit Dafydd ap Gwilym (p. 28), Conceit William ap Owen Pencraig (Inco) (p. 29), Serch Hudol A Welsh Air (p. 31), The Men of Harlech's March (p. 65), Glan meddwdod mwyn (p. 67), The Break of Day (p. 68), Farewell Harp or Nos galan (pp. 69, 87), Gogerddan (p. 70), Penllyn Volunteers (p. 71), Ryfelgyrch gwyr Harlech (p. 72), Barmouth March (pp. 82-83), Llwyn onn (p. 84), The Rising of the Lark (pp. 97, 113), David y Gareg wen (p. 101), Merionethshire March (p. 108), Delight of the Men of Dyfi or Difyrwch gwyr Dyfi (p. 109), Black Sir Harry or Harri Ddy (p. 109), Cader Idris (p. 116), Pant corlan yr wyn (p. 123), Ffarwel Trwy'r Pwll by John Parry (p. 127), Pen Rhaw (p. 129), Noble Race was Shenkin (p. 144), Hunting the Hare (p. 145), Wrexham Hornpipe (p. 157), Dŵr Glân (p. 159), Mwynen Hafodelwy (p. 164), and Cader Idris alias Jeny Jones Llangollen (p. 166).

Music manuscripts, 1878-1949, of J. T. Rees, comprising original full scores, draft scores and sets of orchestral parts for the bulk of his considerable output, including anthems, quintets, overtures, cantatas, choral works, songs and hymn-tunes, notably Duw sydd noddfa, Y trwbadwr, Y teulu dedwydd, String quartet, Hillsides of Wales and Christos.

A manuscript music book belonging to Owen Jones (Owen y Cantwr), Penycae, Wrexham.

A book of psalm-tunes and anthems compiled by Lewis Lewis, Gogerddan, 1805, containing works by Thomas Williams, Llanbadarn Fawr, Richard Thomas, D[avid] Harri[e]s, Edward Jones, John Williams [Dolgellau] and J[ohn] Ellis.

A tune book belonging to Richard Jervis, Ty-pellaf, Llanbrynmair, 1831, containing hymn-tunes.

A book of psalm-tunes, hymn-tunes and anthems belonging to Rees [Rhys] Price, Builth, 1833.

The tune book of Hugh Jones, Borth, containing hymn-tunes, including 'Digonedd' by Evan James, which was awarded a prize at Aberystwyth, 18 April 1862, anthems and songs.

The tune book of John Roberts, Llanegryn, 1826, and later of Bontdolgadfan, containing anthems, hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes by John Roberts, Pantyniwl, John Williams, Abermawddach, H[ugh] Jones, Maesglasau, W. Williams, Llanegryn, John Edwards, Llangadog, the Reverend Richard Phillips, Bala, John Roberts, Llanbrynmair and others; and a hymn for use in Sunday Schools ('Yn ysgol bur fy Nuw').

The tune book of John Williams, Tynyffordd, weaver, containing psalm-tunes, hymn-tunes and traditional Welsh songs.

A tune book containing hymn-tunes and temperance songs by D[aniel] T[homas] Williams ['Tydfylyn'], D[avid] J[enkin] [Dafydd Siencyn] Morgan and others.

The tune book of Owen Jones, Vrongain and Llwyn'rodyn, 1850-1857, containing nineteenth century hymn-tunes, anthems and glees, including a copy of an anthem composed expressly for the Annual Festival of the Merthyr Tydfil Temperance Society, 1844, by D[aniel] T[homas] Williams ['Tydfylyn'], and other temperance songs.

Tune book, compiled [?1880s], of Ann Jane Jones (née Hughes), Llangoed, Anglesey, and afterwards of the United States of America where she had emigrated with her husband John Ffowc Jones, Llanbedr-goch, containing hymn-tunes, psalm-tunes and anthems, with an index on ff. 257 verso-261 verso.

Tune book compiled, 1842-1844, by Thomas Evans, Glawnant, Abertridwr, Glamorgan, containing hymn-tunes and anthems.

Hymn- and psalm-tunes, anthems, responses, etc., collected, and some of them composed by, Richard Ellis, parish clerk, Dolgelley, editor of Casgliad o Salmau, Hymnau, ac Anthemau Dewisedig... (Dolgelleu, 1810).

A composite volume, [1836x1887], belonging to Richard Owen Edwards, Penderlwyngoch, Gwnnws, Cardiganshire, comprising two printed volumes of sacred music by his brother, the Rev. John David Edwards, entitled Original sacred music, composed and arranged by the Rev. John David Edwards, B.A., Curate of Aberdovey ... (Printed by H. Humphreys, Castle Square, Carnarvon, [?1843]), and Original sacred music, composed and arranged by the Revd. John Edwards B.A., Jesus College, Oxford ... ([London, ?1836]); and a number of hymn tunes, some composed by J. D. Edwards, apparently in the autograph of Richard Owen Edwards.