Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [19 cent., first ΒΌ]. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
45 ff. (ff. 1-23 recto and 23 verso-45 were originally two separate volumes) ; 95 x 160 mm. Two volumes sewn and glued together between paper covers.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
'Mair a chgalon rhydd 1813 iw gwir berchenog y lly[ . . . ]' (written in the bardic alphabet inside front cover), 'Mary Richard 1811' (f. 23 verso), '1813 Mari Calonrhy[dd] ai ysgri' (f. 23), and printed label ('Miss Richards, Bryntanad, Llanerful, Welshpool') inside back cover [Mary Richards, Darowen, 1787-1877].
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two tune books, written at the beginning of the nineteenth century, now bound as one volume. The first part (ff. 1-23 recto) contains hymn-tunes and Welsh traditional tunes, including 'Can y Proffwyd Davydd' ('cafwyd y Don ar geiriau oddiwrth y Doctor Pugh', f. 16 verso). The second part of the manuscript (ff. 23 verso-45) contains Welsh and English traditional tunes and marches.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Musical notation, Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: Cwrtmawr Music MS 21 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].