Ink score.

Ink score and pencil sketch.

An early seventeenth century text of a metrical version of the Psalms by James Rhys Parry ('Eos Eyas', 'Eos Ewyas', fl. 1570? - 1625?), Ewyas Lacy, Herefordshire. The title reads 'Salmay Dafydd Broffwyd Gwedy gynhayddy mywn bryttaniaith gan Siams Parry o eyas'.

A manuscript in the hand of Samuel Williams (c. 1660 - c. 1722), vicar of Llandyfriog, Cardiganshire, containing forty-four sermons translated from or based on several authors e.g. [Simon] Patrick [successively bishop of Chichester and of Ely], [Nicholas] Brady [the elder], [Thomas] Adams, [Friedrich] Spanheim, [George] Smalridge [bishop of Bristol], [Theophilus] Dorrington, Cl[ement] Ellis, [Robert] Bragge [dissenting minister], etc. There is a list of contents at the beginning of the volume, and hymns ('Myfi yw'r Adgyfodiad mawr...', etc.) and metrical psalms by [Edmwnd Prys and] William Middleton have been written on the fly-leaves and in blank spaces at the end of some of the sermons. There are some additions, among them the Lord's Prayer, in the hand of the scribe's son, Moses Williams (1685-1742), vicar of Defynnog. Entries on the back of one of the original covers, also in the hand of Moses Williams, indicate that some of the sermons were preached at Dyvynog [Defynnog] and Cap[el] Ill[t]ud during the years 1728-30.

A volume written by Thomas Richards, Darowen during the period 1819-31, containing hymns, metrical psalms, 'carolau plygain', etc. by Thomas Jones (Creaton) (at Longnor, 1781), Thomas William (1798), ?Thomas Richards (Darowen) (1819) ('A Gyfiaethwyd o waith Mr. [Ralph] Erskin[e]), John Powel (Llansannan) (1767), Owen Robert(s) (1795), David William [Llandeilo-fach], E[dward] Jones [Maes-y-plwm] (1797), Rowland Hugh (Grienyn), David Richards ('[Dewi] Silin'), David Thomas ['Dafydd Ddu Eryri'], William Jones (Rhos Llanerchrigog), Jonathan Hughes, Walter Davies ['Gwallter Mechain], Evan Evans ['Ieuan Glan Geirionydd'] (1822) and D'd Harries (Darowen) (1831), and anonymous poems.

A composite volume of three small notebooks containing 'cywyddau', 'englynion' and English verses by 'Sioseb Nerquis', with some 'englynion' by 'I. Ddu' and 'Merddin Wylts [sic] o Nerquis'; and transcripts by Mary Richards, Darowen, c. 1861, of Welsh metrical psalms and hymns by Thomas Roberts ('Philo Cadfan'), Joseph Marpole, William Jones, John Williams (Dolgellau), and anonymous compositions. One of the hymns, dated 1861, is in memory of the Reverend James Hamer 'Offeiriad Llanfihangel [yng Ngwynfa] a Discybl i David Harris [?Carno]'.

A book of Hours: probably from the diocese of Rheims (Sainct Remi in red in the calendar), containing calendar (ff. 1-12), gospel sequences (ff. 13-16 verso) Hours of the Virgin (ff. 17-72 verso), Hours of the Cross (ff. 73-77), Hours of the Holy Spirit (ff. 77 verso-85 verso), Penitential Psalms and Litany (ff. 86-104), 'Obsecro te' (ff. 104-108 verso), Office of the Dead (ff 109-136 verso), the Fifteen Joys (ff. 136 verso-142) and the Seven Requests (ff. 142-145 verso). Single leaves have been removed from the following: ff. 13, 15, 16, 26 and 59, while illuminated initials have been cut out of many leaves (ff. 23, 52, 71, 78, 82, 110, 134). Miniatures with full-page decorated borders constitute the usual sequence, lacking however those for Matins, Lauds and Vespers (all removed). Spine lettered 'Heures Gotique'.

Manuscript score with copy (not in composer's hand) of 'Psalm 135' (Praise ye the Lord) for contralto (or mezzo soprano), male chorus and orchestra, composed Llandough, April 1959; together with a vocal score and orchestral parts. First performed, Llandaff Festival, June 1959. Version for male voices and organ published Magor: Mansel Thomas Trust, Ref: MT023 [1998?].

Manuscript full score, photocopy of original short score of 'Salm 24' ('Y Brenin-orchfygwr'), for brass band, choir and baritone soloist; together with a manuscript chorus score, and brass band parts. Published Magor: Mansel Thomas Trust, Ref: MT078 [1998?].

Unharmonised hymn-tunes, anthems, and psalm-tunes.

Welsh music, vocal and instrumental, including national airs, hymn-tunes, etc., collected by John Jenkins and much of it transcribed by him; Welsh airs collected by John Gwynne (Philomusus) and Aneurin; and psalm-tunes, many of them sent for competition at the Powys eisteddfod, 1824, by J. Davies (Glynceiriog), David Harris (Nantllymysten, afterwards of Carno), David Jenkin Morgan (Dewi Cynllo), Cadwaladr Jones (saer maen, Trawsfynydd), John Cain Jones, Robert Jones (Saer maen, Llanuwchllyn), James Lewis (Cwmscawen, Radnorshire), William Owen (Gwilym Glan Hafren), David Owens (Eglwysfach, Denbighshire), Pierce Pierce (Mold), and Roger Woodhouse (Newtown).

Psalm- and hymn-tunes.

Psalm- and hymn-tunes sung in Wales, transcribed, with Welsh words, by John Jenkins.

A copy, which belonged to John Jenkins, of John Rippon : A Selection of Psalm and Hymn-Tunes ... adapted principally to Dr. Watt's Hymns and Psalms, and to Dr. Rippon's Selection of Hymns ... 4th ed. (London, [1800?]).

A copy, which belonged to John Jenkins, of Psalmo-Doxologia A New and Complete Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes ... (London, no date).

A volume of psalm-tunes which belonged to Morgan Davies in 1817.

'The first attempt at Composition by John Orlando Parry. Aged 11 years. 1821', being a number of miscellaneous songs and psalm-tunes.

'The "Te Deum" arranged to be sung to 10 Double & 9 Single Chants-following each other, in order to avoid the monotony of singing the whole to one Chant', 'Jubilate', and hymns and psalm-tunes, most of them composed by John Orlando Parry when he was organist of St. Jude's Church, Southsea.

The tune book of John Edwyn Jones of Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, and of The Welsh Educational Institution, Llandovery, containing hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes.