Tune book,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 Cwrtmawr Music MS 1 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls006067108
  • Dates of Creation
    • [18 cent., first ½].
  • Language of Material
    • Musical notation, English, Welsh.
  • Physical Description
    • 34 ff. ; 90 x 160 mm. Leather covers, double blind fillet.
  • Location
    • DE/SOUTH SA/OPEN SHELVES
      ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Tune book, compiled during the first half of the eighteenth century, containing psalm-tunes, hymn-tunes and anthems, with some accompanying words in English and Welsh. The psalm-tunes are 'White Church' (f. 3 verso), St Luke (f. 6), St Peter (7), St Michael (f. 8), St Phillip (f. 9), New Radnor (f. 10), Old Radnor (f. 11), Weobley (f. 12), All Saints (f. 19), Bath (f. 19 verso), Norwich (f. 20 recto-verso), Ewell (f. 21), St Albans (f. 22), Monmouth (f. 22 verso), Oxford (f. 23), Northampton (f. 23 verso), Southampton (f. 24), Bangor (f. 27 verso), Whitchurch (f. 30), and Ludlow (f. 33 verso). A Welsh hymn is written on a manuscript leaf pasted inside the back cover.

Access Information

Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: Cwrtmawr Music MS 1 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].

Alternative Form Available

Available on microfilm at the Library.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright laws apply.

Appraisal Information

Item: 1.1 Manuscript Volume (Cwrtmawr Music MS 1). Action: Condition reviewed. Action identifier: 6067108. Date: 20040721. Authorization: Selected for conservation. Authorizing institution: NLW. Action agent: J. Thomas. Status: Manuscript Volume (Cwrtmawr Music MS 1) : Both caps damaged, pages detached at spine edges. Institution: WlAbNL.
Item: 1.2 Manuscript Volume (Cwrtmawr Music MS 1). Action: Conserved. Action identifier: 6067108. Date: 20040813. Authorizing institution: NLW. Action agent: E. Pugh. Status: Manuscript Volume (Cwrtmawr Music MS 1) : Reattached loose pages, instructed not to reback. Institution: WlAbNL.

Custodial History

'Sarah Jenkins her Book 1738' (f. 1); 'Katherine Jenkins May ye 21st 1754' (f. 1); 'Roger Jenkins 1764' (f. 28).

Additional Information

Published

Subjects

Hymns, Welsh