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A book of anthems, including works by David Hughes, 'Cristiolus Môn' ('Elias a Jonah'), J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd ('Y Mab Afradlawn'), Robert Davies, 'Cyndeyrn', 1861 ('Crist ein Pasg ni'), Thomas G[ruffydd] Jones, 'Tavalaw' ['Tafalaw Bencerdd'] ('Molwch yr Arglwydd' and 'Daniel'), J. Williams, 'Ab Alaw', Treffynnon ('Telyn Judah' and 'Hosannah Chorus'), Owen [Humphrey] Davies, 'Eos Llechid' ('Salm 115.1'), William Roberts ('Cenhadon Hedd'), R[owland] H[uw] Pritchard ('Y Salm Gyntaf' and 'Deffroad'), G. Williams ('Darfu am y Cyfiawn'), E. B. Williams ('Cenwch i'r Arglwydd' and 'Clych Dirwestol'), J[ohn] Ellis ('Job 14', arranged by W[illiam] J[ohn] Hughes, M.R.C.P.), J. P. Jones ('Yr Arglwydd sydd yn teyrnasu'), E[dward] Stephen ['Tanymarian'] ('Desgrifiad o'r Cristion yn marw'), W[illiam] Pugh ('Iddo Ef'), and John Parry ('Deffro di ogleddwynt'); and hymn-tunes, including 'Adria' by William Jones, 'Talwrn' by 'Madawg', 'Montrose' by W. A. Powell, and 'Rhuthin' by J[oseph] D[avid] Jones.

A book of anthems, including 'Ac mi a glywais lais o'r Nef', 'Although the Fig Tree', 'God is gone up', and other anthems by J. D. Jones, Ruthin, 'Paid f'enaid gwan' by Griffith Rowlands, Bethesda, and 'Cenwch yr Udgorn yn Seion' by David Hughes.

A tune book of Griffith Williams, Griolen, Llanuwchllyn, containing songs, hymn-tunes, and anthems. Eight of the compositions are attributed, seven to J. D. Jones, Ruthin, and one to E. S. Jones. Two of the compositions are written to words by Samuel Roberts ('S. R.'), Llanbryn-mair, and one to words by (Lewis (or Llewelyn?) Edwards] 'Llewelyn Twrog'.

A composite volume of music, consisting of an imperfect copy of a collection of tunes published by H. Humphreys, Caernarvon, Original Sacred Music by John [David] Edwards, Oxford, and a manuscript collection including tunes by J[oseph] D[avid] Jones, W. J. White, J[ohn] A[mbrose] Lloyd, Thomas Miles (a prize tune at Llanfyllin Eisteddfod, Christmas, 1857), and D[avid] Roberts, Bethesda ['Alawydd']. The last item is 'Hen Wlad fy Nhadau'.

A collection of hymn-tunes selected by David Lewis from J[ohn] and R[ichard] Mills: Y Cerddor Eglwysig, 1846, Cydymaith y Cerddor, and T. B. Mason's Collection; 'Clod a Mawl i'r Hollalluog Dduw' by David Lewis; and a duet, 'Gwyllt Walia', by William Ellis, schoolmaster, which was awarded the first prize at the competitive meeting of the Aberystwyth Literary Society, 1857.

The file comprises papers, 1960 and 1970, relating to Joseph David Jones, Ruthin (1827-1870), schoolmaster and composer, including a typescript autobiography copied from the original, a typescript copy of an account of J. D. Jones by the Rev. H. Elvet Lewis which appeared in the British Weekly, 21 May 1908, letters and press cuttings regarding the centenary of his death. The papers were collected, in all probability, by Mr Oswald Davies, Ruthin, and transferred at some point to the care of Mr T. I. Ellis.

The tune book of Thomas Evans, Widnes, containing copies of anthems by William Jones and J[oseph] D[avid] Jones.

A collection of hymn-tunes, anthems and miscellaneous songs compiled apparently in the Llanbrynmair district. The tunes are mostly anonymous but there are items ascribed to the Reverend J[ohn] D[avid] Edwards, John Ashton, Trefeglwys, W[illiam] Owen [Prysgol], J[oseph] D[avid] Jones, 1851, and D. P. Price, Cazenovia.

Letters addressed to David Lewis, mainly on matters relating to Welsh music, 'eisteddfodau' and the bibliography and biography of music. The correspondents are Messrs Hughes & Son, Wrexham, 1872, Charles and Eleanor James, Tregaron, 1893-1904, J[ames] Spinther James, 1876-1905, David Jenkins, Aberystwyth, 1876-1912, J[abez] Edmund Jenkins ('Creidiol'), 1899, William Jenkins, Treorci, 1887, D. Jones, Swyddffynnon, 1901, David Jones, Aberystwyth, 1868, D[avid] R[obert] Jones ('Alaw Madog'), 1880, J[oseph] D[avid] Jones, Ruthin, 1866, J[ohn] Emlyn Jones ['Ioan Emlyn'], Merthyr Tydfil, 1865, Lewis Jones, Treherbert, 1871-1872 (with a letter to him by R[ichard] Mills), M[oses] O[wen] Jones, Treherbert, 1886, R. Jones, Porthmadog, 1898-1899, R[obert] Meigant Jones, 1890-1897, Thomas Jones, Llanengan, 1866, and T[homas] Jones ('Canrhawdfardd'), 1887.

Autograph letters, mainly to 'Rhuddenfab', from John R. Burton (Wrexham), D. D. Green (Whitland), C. R. Jones (Llanfyllin), J[oseph]D[avid] (Ruthin), Robert Lloyd Jones (Bala), Lewis William Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo'), David Roberts (Wrexham), Griffith Roberts ('Gwrtheyrn'), Edward Stephen ('Tanymarian'), John Thomas ('Eifionydd'), [Cadwaladr] Tawelfryn Thomas (Groeswen, near Caerphilly), J[ohn] Ceulanydd Williams ('Ceulanydd'), Rowland Williams ('Hwfa Môn') and Watkin Hezekiah Williams ('Watcyn Wyn').

Anthems and secular music by John Ambrose Lloyd, J[oseph] D[avid] Jones (Ruthin), Thomas Jarman, T. Jones (Treffynnon), R[ichard] Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], R[ees] P. Williams (Rhymney), John Parry ['Bardd Alaw'] and others, much of it copied by John Evans, Skewen.

Hymn-tunes and anthems composed or arranged by John Ambrose Lloyd, R[osser] Beynon ['Asaph Glan Tâf'], D[avid] Roberts (Bethesda) ['Alawydd'], T[homas] Edwards ['Caerfallwch'], L. Llwyd, E[van] Davies (Llandyfri), J. William Edwards (Llangadog), J[ohn] D[avid] Edwards, D[avid] J[enkin] Morgan (Llechryd), W. Matthews, T[homas] Price (Crughywel), R[ichard] Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], John Ellis, Robert James (Merthyr) ['Jeduthyn'], W[illiam] Jacob, William Owen (Prysgol), R[owland] H[uw] Prichard (Bala), T. Phillips (Llanwinio), J[oseph] D[avid] Jones (Ruthin), Thomas Williams ['Hafrenydd'], John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), D[aniel] T[homas] Williams ('Tydfylyn'), James Mills, W. Jones, John Williams, John Ffrancis, John Jones, R. Lloyd, J[ohn] Jeffreys, John Mills ['Ieuan Glan Alarch'], T. Williams (Llanidloes), D. Emlyn Evans, J. B. Jones, Edward Stephen ('Tanymarian') and others, copied by John Evans, Skewen, 1853-1857.