Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1930] / (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 score (3 ff.) ; 305 x 240 mm. Bound at NLW in single section binding with archival manila cover.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
According to the sale catalogue the song was composed for a member of the vendors' family.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Sotheby's; London; Purchased at auction, lot 100; 4 December 2007; 004486465.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Original musical manuscript, [c. 1930], of a song, 'Willow Pattern Plate', composed by, and in the hand of, Ivor Novello, and apparently unpublished.
The manuscript contains both the apparent vocal line and piano part in ink but no lyrics; there are a few non-autograph pencil annotations.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply. Information regarding ownership of Ivor Novello copyright can be found at http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/ (viewed February 2011).
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23971D.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2011.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Morgan Jones;