Monographs
Peter Crossley-Holland, Some Musical Traditions of the Celtic-speaking Peoples; 1996
46 pages Soft-bound: £4.50
Peter Crossley-Holland, ‘Telyn Teirtu’: Myth and Magic in Medieval Wales, 1997
ISBN 898817 58 8 52 pages Soft-bound: £5.50
A fascinating study of the magical harp of Teirtu, which explores a whole area within the Celtic aesthetic of music by comparing the numerous references to 'Telyn Teirtu' within Welsh literature and folklore, and examining parallel traditions in Irish and English tales.
Peter Crossley-Holland, Musical Learning and Creativity: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, 1997;
ISBN 1 898817 63 4 42 pages Soft-bound: £5.50
A comparative exploration of the attitude towards musical creativity within the Indian, Chinese, and Near-Eastern traditions, and medieval European music theory, together with an examination of their significance for music in our own time.
Peter Crossley-Holland, The Composers in the Robert ap Huw Manuscript, 1998
ISBN 1 898817 68 5 100 pages Soft-bound: £7.50; Hard-bound: £10
The identity of the composers named in the famous Robert ap Huw Manuscript, the largest and earliest surviving collection of music for harp from Wales, has baffled scholars for many years. In this highly significant study, Professor Crossley-Holland establishes a date and locality for each of the composers, tracking them down enjoying the company of famous contemporary poets, competing at local eisteddfodau and serving in the employment of nobles.
D. E. Parry Williams
Early Welsh Music, 1999.
ISBN 1 898817 84 7 42 pages Soft-bound: £5.50; Hard-bound: £10
Completed in the mid 1970s, this brief study is representative of its time: it collates important material relating to the Robert ap Huw manuscript and folk song.
Forthcoming, 2008
David R. A. Evans
George Powell’s collection of manuscripts