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Melus geingciau Deheubarth Cymru, [c. 1815]

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A volume of melodies, [c. 1815], being the original of 'Melus Geingciau [sic] Deheubarth Cymru or The Melodies of South Wales' (f. 1), containing some fifty-six tunes collected by Ifor Ceri [?and others], some with words. The volume consists of twenty-seven tunes, numbered 1-27, in the hand of Ifor Ceri, thirteen with Welsh lyrics appended (ff. 2 verso-27 verso); a further twenty-nine unnumbered tunes (including duplicates of a few already in the volume) in the hand of Ifor Ceri (ff. 18, 19-20, 21, 22 verso-23, 25, 26, 27, 28-33 verso); and thirteen tunes inserted in spaces by a different hand (ff. 2, 3 verso-5, 8-10, 11 verso-12, 13, 15-17, 24).

Owner:
The National Library of Wales - Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Creator:
Richards, Mary 1787-1877 former owner.
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