Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1747-1933 (accumulated [1900x1967]) / (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
137 volumes.
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes gweinyddol
The music publishing company of Snell & Sons, Swansea, Glamorgan, was established by D. J. Snell in 1900. The firm has always taken great interest in purchasing the publishing rights of Welsh compositions, and has long enjoyed a reputation as the largest publisher of Welsh music in the world. The Company have acquired music manuscripts from many leading Welsh composers.
Hanes archifol
Ffynhonnell
NLW MSS 9298-9299; Messrs Snell & Sons; Swansea; Purchase (with NLW MSS 9281-9297); October 1934
NLW MSS 19761-19896; Snell and Sons (per Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths & Co. as Public Receiver); Swansea; Purchase; May 1967
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
Manuscripts, mainly [19 cent., second ½]-1933, of the work of Welsh composers, mostly autograph, comprising holographs, copies and drafts of scores and sets of orchestral parts and also lyrics, including works by John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia), Dr Joseph Parry, David Jenkins, W. T. David and others. The collection also includes part of a Mass and a Te Deum by Giovanni Bononcini, 1747.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Croniadau
Accruals are possible.
System o drefniant
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 9298-9299, 19761-19896.
Arranged at NLW by composer.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
Usual copyright laws apply.
Iaith y deunydd
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
English, Welsh, Latin.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. A superseded catalogue is also available in hard copy at NLW. This is more detailed than the current catalogue in some respects, and includes descriptions of former Snell MSS 67, 74-76, 83, 86-89, 92-94 and 122, which are no longer part of the collection.
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Nodyn cyhoeddiad
Most of the works in the archive have been published, but publication rarely extended to the full score; the practice was for performers to hire the full score and orchestral parts (or 'band parts') from the publisher.
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Title based on contents of fonds.
Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Pwyntiau mynediad
Pwyntiau mynediad pwnc
Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd
Pwyntiau mynediad Enw
- Jenkins, D. (David), 1848-1915 -- Manuscripts (Pwnc)
- Parry, Joseph, 1841-1903 -- Manuscripts. (Pwnc)
- Thomas, John, 1826-1913 -- Manuscripts. (Pwnc)
- David, W. T. (William Thomas), 1864-1927 -- Manuscripts. (Pwnc)
- Parry, Joseph, 1841-1903 (Pwnc)
- David, W. T. (William Thomas), 1864-1927. (Pwnc)
- Thomas, John, 1826-1913 (Pwnc)
- Jenkins, D. (David), 1848-1915 (Pwnc)
Pwyntiau mynediad Genre
Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad
Dynodwr disgrifiad
Dynodwr sefydliad
Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Statws
Lefel manylder disgrifiad
Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead
March 2003.
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by David Moore for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Handlist of Snell manuscripts; Snell & Sons website, March 2003;