John Davies
Welsh stone-mason and composer
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| Intro | Welsh stone-mason and composer | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| was | Artisan Stonemason Musician Composer | |
| Work field | Arts Music | |
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| Birth | 13 November 1787, Morriston, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| Death | 27 April 1855Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (aged 67 years) | |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
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Biography
John Davies (13 November 1787 – 27 April 1855) was a Welsh (Glamorganshire) stone mason, and a composer. He began his career as a stone-mason, notoriously working by both day and night. He had been taught to play the dulcimer by a lodger at the age of about fourteen, but it was not until he was about thirty that he seriously began to study music, becoming both a performer and a composer.
His works include a number of anthems and hymn tunes, such as "Gethsemane" (Lleuad yr Oes, 1827), which was arranged by Rowland Huw Pritchard.
He died in 1855 in Llanelli, and was buried in Mynydd-bach cemetery.