Dangos 3 canlyniad

Music manuscripts, notebooks, papers relating to the National Museum of Wales and the University of Wales, and other miscellaneous material belonging to Dr Mary Davies (1855-1930) and her husband, W. Cadwaladr Davies (1849-1905). Amongst the papers is a later copy of a collection of Welsh airs, compiled and arranged by 'Orpheus' [James James] for the Eisteddfod at Llangollen, 1858 (now NLW Minor Deposit 150B).

The original collection of Welsh Airs compiled and arranged by 'Orpheus' [James James] for the Llangollen Eisteddfod of 1858 (ff. 1-29 verso). Further Welsh airs, all arranged by Isalaw, dated July-August 1888 and in a different hand, are on ff. 30-34.
On f. 23 is the second extant manuscript appearance of 'Glan Rhondda' (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau), the first being in NLW, Evan James MS 1. See further Meredydd Evans, 'Pwy oedd "Orpheus" Eisteddfod Llangollen 1858' and 'Who was "Orpheus" of the 1858 Llangollen Eisteddfod?', Welsh Music History, 5 (2002), 59-71.

The 'Collection of Unpublished Welsh Airs' made by Thomas D. Llewelyn (Llewelyn Alaw), Aberdare, which won the prize at the Llangollen Eisteddfod of 1858.
An index of the contents by Nicholas Bennett is on pp. 36, 38. A copy of the Programme of Subjects and Prizes for the 1858 Eisteddfod is pasted in on p. 41.