Hugh Priestley-Smith music compositions

A collection of music manuscripts and printed compositions of Hugh Priestley-Smith. The printed compositions comprise Dusk, [1912]; O mistress mine, 1912; The vagabond, 1912; Two Celtic Songs, [1912]; Longing, 1913; From the West Country, 1913; The Dance of the sword, 1914; A winter requiem, 1915; Four sketches in Wyre Forest, 1917; Three Celtic sketches, 1917; and the undated manuscript compositions include 'Sonata no. 1, in F Minor & A Flat'; 'Elegy for string quartet'; 'The two steeds'; 'Greeting in solitude'; 'The shepherd of Hafod'; 'Prelude in exaltation'; 'Nightingale in a rainy garden'; 'Celtic lullaby'; 'Hushing song'; 'From the West Country (second cycle); 'A mountain symphony'; and 'The song of finis'. Many of the words used are poems by Fiona Macleod, an alias of William Sharpe (1855-1905).

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Donated by Mrs Catherine F. Hughes, Amlwch, June 2001; A2001/31

Preferred citation: NLW ex 2096

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The manuscripts and printed works of Hugh Priestley-Smith were discovered in a case after his death at Bryn Fuches Guest House, Dulas, near Amlwch, where the composer came to stay quite regularly. They were later passed on to the donor by a mutual friend Mrs Carey Samuel of Balog Farm, Llaneilian.

Accruals are not expected.

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