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Morfydd Owen scores

Morfydd Owen
Morfydd Owen (1891-1918), composer

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Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891-1918) was a highly gifted Welsh composer, pianist and mezzo-soprano. She was not only immensely talented but prolific. Despite dying young, aged 26, she produced over 180 compositions in less than ten years. The collection constitutes the totality of her musical output. The collection comprises compositions including orchestral, choral, piano, and chamber works, songs, operas, and the four volume Memorial Edition of Morfydd Owen’s posthumously published works. It also contains a collection of personal memorabilia  –  performance programmes, her marriage certificate to psychoanalyst and Freud biographer, Ernest Jones, and a large collection of press notices.

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