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- [mid 19 cent.]. (Creation)
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Archival history
The name of 'William Parry' is lettered on the outside upper cover, and the volume bears the names of Thomas Thomas Williams and William Thomas Williams, Bryngwyn, Llanrug, 1 January, 1856. The two brass clasps are inscribed respectively 'R. E. Evans' and 'R. E.'.
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Scope and content
A volume entitled 'The Nightingale Anthems, Choruses and Tune Book', containing compositions by G. F. Handel (including one sung to words by Hugh Jones ('Erfyl')); W. A. Mozart; J. Ambrose Lloyd; John Ellis, Llanrwst (arrangements by William Owen, Prysgol, and 'O[wain] Alaw'); Giacomo Carissimi; Owen Davies ('Eos Llechryd'); John Owen ('Owain Alaw'), including compositions to words by John Jones, ('Talhaiarn'), Edward Roberts ('Iorwerth Glan Aled'), John Jones ('Ioan Tegid'), and Hugh Jones ('Erfyl'), and a winning composition at the Tremadoc Eisteddfod, 1851; E[dward] Stephen ('Tanymarian'); Franz Joseph Haydn; John Mills ('Ieuan Glan Alarch'); John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'); Brinley Richards (to words by 'Talhaiarn'); and others. On the fly-leaf is a printed leaflet of hymns, etc. to be sung at the re-opening of Clynnog Church, 2 June, 1856, and a manuscript round for three voices by Dr. Philip Hayes. The volume is indexed.
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Language of material
- Welsh
- English
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Welsh, English.
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Finding aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part XIX, 274-5.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 10943C.
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Name access points
- St. Beuno (Church : Clynnog-fawr, Wales) (Subject)
- Eisteddfod Tremadog (1851 : Tremadog, Wales) (Subject)
- Jones, Hugh, 1789-1858 (Subject)
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. (Subject)
- Lloyd, John Ambrose, 1815-1874 (Subject)
- Ellis, John, 1760-1839 (Subject)
- Owen, William, 1813-1893 (Subject)
- Owen, John, 1821-1883 (Subject)
- Carissimi, Giacomo, 1605-1674. (Subject)
- Eos Llechid, 1828-1898 (Subject)
- Talhaiarn, 1810-1869 (Subject)
- Iorwerth Glan Aled, 1819-1867 (Subject)
- Jones, John, 1792-1852 (Subject)
- Stephen, E. (Edward), 1822-1885 (Subject)
- Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809 (Subject)
- Mills, John, 1812-1873 (Subject)
- Ieuan Gwyllt, 1822-1877 (Subject)
- Richards, Brinley, 1819-1885 (Subject)
- Hayes, Phil. (Philip), 1738-1797 (Subject)
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
November 2008.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961); Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940 (Llundain, 1953); wikipedia on-line; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography on-line;