David Davies (composer)

David Davies (1810 - 1875) was a Welsh (Montgomeryshire) composer. He was tenant of a small farm where he is said to have composed the well-known hymn-tune ‘Glan'rafon' (first published in 'Llyfr Emynau a Thonau' 1868), in a cowshed in a small meadow beside the River Rhiw. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Griffith John. "David Davies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 February 2017.



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