Emlyn Evans Manuscripts,

A collection comprised mainly of music - in the form of hymn-tunes, anthems, part-songs, cantatas, etc. - by David Emlyn Evans and others; biographical material relating to Welsh music and musicians; material relating to folk songs; proof sheets of Volume I of Welsh Melodies; musical exercises, extracts and notes; notebooks of Aaron Francis ('Aaron Mochnant'); correspondence; press cuttings; and miscellanea.

David Emlyn Evans (1843-1913), musician, was born in Newcastle Emlyn. He won many muscial prizes at 'eisteddfodau' and amongst his abundant compositions are songs, anthems, cantatas, part-songs and hymn-tunes, as well as choral works which include the operetta 'Y Tylwyth Teg', 'Gweddi'r Cristnogion' (a cantata), and an oratorio entitled 'Y Caethgludiad'.

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 8001-8049.

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Presented by Mrs David Emlyn Evans in 1914.

David Emlyn Evans (1843-1913), musician, was born in Newcastle Emlyn. He won many muscial prizes at 'eisteddfodau' and amongst his abundant compositions are songs, anthems, cantatas, part-songs and hymn-tunes, as well as choral works which include the operetta 'Y Tylwyth Teg', 'Gweddi'r Cristnogion' (a cantata), and an oratorio entitled 'Y Caethgludiad'.

The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961).

August 2005.

This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.

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