Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1925-1988 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.029 cubic metres (1 box)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr David Moule-Evans (1905-1988), composer and conductor, was Professor of Harmony, Counterpoint and Composition at the Royal College of Music, 1945-1974. He was educated at the Royal College of Music and Queen's College, Oxford. Dr Moule-Evans' work has been performed widely in public and broadcast. His orchestral work includes Overture: The Spirit of London, 1947; Vienna Rhapsody, 1948; The Haunted Place, 1949; and Old Tupper's Dance, 1951. He also composed music for many documentary films, and pieces for piano, violin, oboe and flute.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Miss Mary Mitchison, Canterbury, England, 1988.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Music compositions and related papers of Dr David Moule-Evans, 1925-1988; including orchestral symphonies, sonatas and other pieces, 1925-1965; and obituaries to him 1988.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged as found.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1989, p. 59, at the National Library of Wales.
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2003.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1989; Who Was Who (London, 2001);