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Evan Thomas Davies (musician)

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and spent his time composing, broadcasting and adjudicating at many National Eisteddfodau and international music competitions. He was conductor at several National Eisteddfod concerts and for a time chief examiner in music for the Central Welsh Board, examiner for school and higher certificates and
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There are about 100 vocal and instrumental arrangements of folk tunes at Bangor. Davies also edited Welsh versions of Bach's St Matthew Passion, edited Welsh church hymnals and was author of articles, reviews and commentaries on Welsh music. His 1926 folk song arrangement
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His compositions included two sets of Welsh folk dances, which were celebrated in their day. He also composed songs, part-songs, piano works and chamber music. The song 'Ynys y plant' (The Children's Isle) was the prize song of the
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This article is about the musician. For the scholar and priest, see
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In 1920, Davies was appointed as the Director of Music at the
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E. T. Davies
Dowlais
Harry Evans
Merthyr Tydfil
University College, Bangor
Aberdare
National Eisteddfod of Wales
Amy Evans







E T Davies papers at Bangor University
"Evan Thomas Davies"
Dictionary of Welsh Biography
National Library of Wales
Caneuon Taliesin –Taliesin’s Songbook
Dutton Vocalion
Portrait by Elliott & Fry
Categories
1878 births
1969 deaths
Welsh classical organists
Welsh classical composers
Welsh male classical composers
19th-century Welsh musicians
20th-century Welsh musicians

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