• Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 11977D.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004931573
  • Dates of Creation
    • [19 cent., first ¼].
  • Language of Material
    • English, Italian, German, French, Welsh.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

An early nineteenth century composite music book containing airs, songs, dances, psalm-tunes, and hymn-tunes, etc. The titles include 'La Marseillaise', 'Old Folks at Home', [ ] by [Wolfgang Amadeus] Mozart ('for Miss Lesle with L[ad]y M. Coles regards'), 'The striking of the clock. Old Curiosity Shop', 'Work away while you're able', 'Elogio del Pianto', 'Leise Leise' by [Carl Maria von] Weber, 'Einsam bin ich nicht alleine' by Weber, 'Durch die Wälder durch die Auen' by Weber, 'Gute Nacht', 'Cashmerian Air', 'L'Espagnole', two hymns by Michael Haydn, 'Geoffry Rudel ', 'Forget me not' by R. Broadley ('The words written by a Lady on hearing the 'flower forget me not' grew on the plains of Waterloo'), 'The Village Bells' (words and music by R. Broadley), 'Here's the harp . . .' by R. Broadley, 'The happy morn is come' by [ ] Overton, 'Psalm LXXXVI' by L. Helwig, 'Andemken' by F. J. Avendt, 'Andantino' by [ ] Osthoff, 'meine lieder meine sänge . . .' by Weber, 'Vergiss mein nicht' by [Johan Nepomuka] Hummel, 'Volkslied' by Weber, 'Mailied' by Weber, 'Le doux mal' by [Etienne Nicolas] Méhul, 'Kleine blumen, kleine blätter. . .' by [ ] Blum, 'Trio', 'Cauld Kale in Aberdeen', 'Far awa my Malcolm strays', 'Scotch Air', 'Lied aus Gabriele' by Osthoff, 'Zigeunner-liedchen', 'Speed the Plough', 'Drunk at night & dry in the morning' by [?Niel] Gow, 'Queen of Prussia's Waltz', 'Waltz', 'Valse', 'Romance' by [ ] Alvars, 'Auld Robin Gray', 'Le Petit Chaperon Rouge', [ ] by Mozart, 'The Sea' ('Mainzer's Choruss No. 17), 'I dreamt of Straying'), 'Collect for the First Sunday in Advent' by [?Samuel] Chapple, 'Chant' by [ ] Robinson, 'Te Deum Laudamus' by W[illiam] Jackson, 'Jubilate Deo' by Jackson, 'Cantate Domini', 'Nunc Dimittis' by [?Charles] King, 'Anthem Psalm 26th 1-6' by Chapple, 'Anthem from the 52d Chapter of Isaiah' by [ ] Burgess, 'Chant' by Rd. Langdon (1760), [ ] by [George Frederic] Handel, 'Anthem from 2d Chapter of St. Luke & 9th I[s]aiah' by Burgess, 'Anthem from the 40th Psalm' by Chapple, 'Psalm 24th Verses 7 and 10' by [ ] Spencer, 'Confession', 'Imperial Chant-1544', 'Canterbury Tune, A.D. 1544', 'From Tallis' Service', 'Walsal or St. Faith' by Henry Purcell ('Harmony Music' by J. Williams), 'Y Ffynnon Rhinweddol', 'Psalm 84 . . .', 'Psalm 30 . . .', 'Psalm 163 . . .', 'Hymn', 'Psalm 43 . . .', 'Psalm 23d . . .', 'Psalm 50th', 'Psalm the 11th', 'Waltz' by Mozart, 'God Save the Emperor' ('Russian'), 'Hymn for the Emperor Nicholas' ('Russian'; 'Sung by his Army'), 'Christmas Hymn[s]', 'Tôn Alarch. The Swan's Note' ('From [Edward] Jones' Bardic Museum'), 'The Caerphilly March', 'Lady Coventry's Minuet', 'Miss Dawson's Hornpipe', 'Come haste to the Wedding', 'Miss Brown's Minuet', 'Slingsby's Allemand', 'Lady Harrington's Minuet', 'Mrs. Baker's Hornpipe', 'Count Sax's Minuet', 'March in Judas Maccabeus', 'New York Minuet', 'The Merionethshire March', 'The Retreat to the Same March', 'Boat Song' by L[ad]y [ ] Lake, 'A la Grecque Dance' ('Russian'), 'Psalm 16 verse 5th', 'Venetian Air', 'Giga' by [Arcangelo] Corelli, 'Hop Waltz du Tyrol', 'The Devil among the Tailors', 'Lord Nelsons Waltz', 'Hungarian Waltz', 'Waltz', 'The Prussian Hussars Waltz', 'Danish Air', 'Wetzstein Waltz', 'March of the 78th Regt.', 'The London March', 'A March', 'A French country dance', 'Snuff Box Tune', 'A Solemn Dirge', 'Lady Heron's song from Marmion' by [ ] Attwood, 'Alice Gray', 'Smile again my bonnie Lassie', 'Sail on Sail on' by Mr. Broadley, 'Hardy Flowers' by the Reverend A. Reeves, 'Let all bow at the name of the Lamb' ('Ymgrymed pawb i lawr . . .'), 'True Godliness' ('Duwioldeb yn ei grim . . .'), '1st Psalm' ('Gwna fi fel pren planedig . . .' ) ('Gonqwest'), '8th Psalm' ('Lingham'), 'I think when I read' by Revd. A. Reeve[s], '1st Psalm' ('Arabia'), 'Christmas Hymn' ('or 95 Psalm'), 'Hymn' ('Guide me oh thou Great Jehovah ..', 'Gwawria gwawria hyfryd fore ..'), '13th Psalm', '32d Psalm' ('not in prayer book version'), '106th Psalm', 'Hymn for Good Friday', 'Old Hundredth Psalm', 'Hundred & forty ninth Psalm', 'Brwydr y croes' ('Deued yr indiad, deued barbariad . . .'), 'Psalm 28th. Oh Lord my rock', 'Tangnefedd', 'Psalm 149th' ('Callestr'), 'Udgorn Sion', 'Suffolk', 'Russia', '92d Psalm' ('Lydia'), 'Jechadwriaeth', 'Cymdeithas', 'Trallwn', 'Mwyneidd-dra', 'Coedycymmer', 'Gabriel New', 'Jubilee', 'York', 'Wuddgrug', 'Triumph', 'Shrouston', 'Canaan', 'Worksop', 'The two last verses of the 39th . . .', etc. A printed leaflet (4 pp.) bound into the volume contains psalm-tunes and hymn-tunes by J. Righton and J. H. Righton.

Note

Title based on contents.

Formerly known as Traherne-Mansel Franklen 119.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 11977D.

Other Finding Aids

The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).

Additional Information

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