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Music (17th-18th centuries)

This is a list of musical archives relating to the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 1. Estate and other records Bettisfields Estate Records Bettisfield Estate Records 1685 A…  

Rock opera and musicals

In the mid-1970s a new genre of Welsh music appeared, namely the Rock Opera or Musical, referred to in Welsh as the ‘Opera Roc’ and ‘Sioeau Cerdd’. Perhaps the best known Welsh Rock Opera is…  

20th century popular music

Highlights from our archives for folk, pop, rock and jazz music in Wales. Papers of the Welsh pop group 'Y Blew', the first Welsh language pop group. Includes letters relating to their…  

Illingworth

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth was born in Barry in 1902. He attended Cardiff Art School and then took a job with the Western Mail. He was then awarded a scholarship to Slade School of Art, and after…  

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) is probably the greatest international statesman to come from Wales. His influence was very marked on the life of Wales, the United Kingdom and Europe. He was a…  

Archives of Welsh composers

The National Library of Wales is home to many archives and manuscripts of Welsh composers. Find more information through these main sources. The names of the composers are listed below, in…  

Welsh traditional music

Study traditional Welsh music here at the National Library. The study of Welsh traditional music here at the National Library should begin with the following volumes: the Reading Room’s copy…  

The Welsh Music Archive

The Welsh Music Archive was established at the National Library in 2017, in order to collect, and to promote the use of, music archives and manuscripts in the Library. The Contents of the…  

The Welsh Political Archive

The Welsh Political Archive is a dedicated programme within the National Library to collect, store, catalogue and promote archival material which reflects the political life of Wales. Many of the…  

Sir John Rhŷs papers: letters and cards from Whitley Stokes, 1871-1909

In 2015, as part of the centennial events to mark the death of Sir John Rhŷs, the National Library of Wales has digitized a rich series of over 320 letters and cards from Whitley Stokes to John…  

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