File MS 6. - 'Manuscript Music Book' (52ff.), all the folios being loose, containing drafts of sacred and secular works, ff. 8r-16v being compositions ....

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'Manuscript Music Book' (52ff.), all the folios being loose, containing drafts of sacred and secular works, ff. 8r-16v being compositions ....

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'Manuscript Music Book' (52ff.), all the folios being loose, containing drafts of sacred and secular works, ff. 8r-16v being compositions by Eugenia Wirick [in her hand?, see also MS 9, ff. 26r-29v]. F. 1r. Tu ol i'r dorth, children's song, with accompaniment, words by Nantlais [see MS 9, f. 37]. 1V. 'Pedolwn, pedolwn y sotlau tlws, tlws', children's song, with accompaniment [see MS 2, f. 13r]. 4R. Skaters' Song, chorus for male voices, with piano accompaniment, words by Horatio Spencer Fiske [see f. 33r; MS 4, f. 8r]. 4V. [Mother O' Mine] chorus for male voices, with piano accompaniment [see ff. 6r, 7r, 49r]. 5R-v. Dewch i lithro ar y llyn and 'Ddrudwy Fach' [from the children's cantata Y Tymhorau, see MSS 1, 2 and 5. 'Ddrudwy Fach' does not have same melody as Drudwy (Starling), see MS 1, f. 15v]. 6R. Mother O' Mine, chorus for male voices, piano copy [see ff. 4v, 7r, 49r]. 7R. Mother O' Mine, Tenor I part of chorus for male voices [see ff. 4v, 6r, 49r]. 8R-16v. Compositions by Eugenia Wirick. 8R-v. A Kerry Girl, song for voice and piano, words by Clinton Scollard. 9R-10r. Laughing Song, part-song for SAB, with piano accompaniment, words by William Blake. 11R-12r. Laughing Song, part-song for SAB, with piano accompaniment, words by William Blake. 13R-14r. Laughing Song, part-song for SAB, with piano accompaniment, words by William Blake. 14V. Untitled sacred song beginning with 'I will sing a new song ..., and I will praise Thy holy name'. 15R-16v. Like as a Father, sacred song for voice and piano / organ, words from Psalm 103. 17R-18r. The Rose and You, song for voice and piano, dedicated 'To my friend Daniel Beddoe', words by Kate Forman. 22R. Part of a sacred work for choir and orchestra, words included being 'God sent His Singers upon Earth With songs of sadness' [from the cantata Excelsior?, see ff. 24v-25r, 27r; MS 2, ff. 17r, 25r-v; MS 3, ff. 54v-56v, 71r-v; MS 4, ff. 23r-24v; MS 8, ff. 3r-5v; MS 9, ff. 4r-5v, 33v, 34v]. 24V-25r. Part of a sacred work for choir and orchestra, words included being 'sadness, With songs of sadness, and of mirth, That they might touch the' [f. 24v] and 'wandered, and by streams, By streams' [f. 25r] [from the cantata Excelsior?, see ff. 22r, 27r; MS 2, ff. 17r, 25r-v; MS 3, ff. 54v-56v, 71r-v; MS 4, ff. 23r-24v; MS 8, ff. 3r-5v; MS 9, ff. 4r-5v, 33v, 34v]. 27R. Part of a sacred work for choir and orchestra, words included being 'The most perfect harmony' [from the cantata Excelsior?, see ff. 22r, 24v-25r; MS 2, ff. 17r, 25r-v; MS 3, ff. 54v-56v, 71r-v; MS 4, ff. 23r-24v; MS 8, ff. 3r-5v; MS 9, ff. 4r-5v, 33v, 34v]. 28R-v. Untitled part-song for ladies choir, with piano accompaniment, beginning 'Come, Night, with all thy train of witnesses'. 30R. Suggestions for improvements to a composition. 31R. Preparation work of an orchestral score. 31V. The Land Lubber's Chantey, part-song [for male voices?] [see MS 1, f. 9r]. 32R. Laudamus (Bryn Calfaria), orchestral score, being introduction to the male voice arr. of the hymn-tune [see MS 4, f. 12r-v; MS 9, f. 13v]. 33R. [Skaters' Song] piano introduction and first line [see f. 4r; MS 4, f. 8r]. 35R. Mi af i Lunden, four-part arr. of nursery rhyme. 37V. Untitled song beginning 'A dream of a rose'. 38R-39v. Untitled sacred works, some words included. 40R. Untitled sacred work beginning 'I will extol Thee, My God, O King'. 40V. Untitled duet for SA, no words included. 41R. Once I went to Boston. 41V. Untitled song beginning 'I k[...] around that winding Ad[ .... ] tally? lord [negro spiritual?]. 42R. O Mistress mine, part-song for SATB [see MS 4, f. 1r]. 43R. Thy Way not mine O Lord, sacred song for SATB, no words included [see MS 3, f. 43r; MS 9, f. 1v]. 43V. Dance of the Gnomes, part-song for two voices. 44R. Babi Ni, song for voice and piano. 44V. [Y Bwci-Bo] parts of song [see MS 2, ff. 3r-v, 22r; MS 4, ff. 8v-9r]; untitled sacred song on the words 'At thy command is made anew each day The leaf and fragrant flower [see MS 4, f. 24v]. 45R-v. Untitled drafts including parts of the cantata Olivet [see MS 3, ff. 43v-55v; MS 8, ff. 1r-2v]. 48R. Untitled sacred song, with words of two verses, beginning 'I know the night is near at hand', written on the top of the folio. The names Mac Millan and Silas Wern? Mitchell, and the words 'The World's great religion ...' appear on the top left hand side of the folio. 48V. Two verses of a carol. 49R. Mother O' Mine, Tenor II part of chorus for male voices [see ff. 4v, 6r, 7r]. 49V. Untitled sacred song, only word included being 'Adoramus'. 50R. At the Zoo;. Bunnies?;. Traffic Cop;. The Sea. 50V. Untitled song about a bird, only words included being 'ehedodd i ffwrdd'. 51R-52v. The Old Land (A Celtic Longing Song), for voice and piano, dedicated to Attilio Baggiore, words by Kate Forman.

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Preferred citation: MS 6.

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