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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.

References

1. Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. pp. 88–. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.
2. Griffith, Robert David. "Prichard, Rowland Huw (1812-1887)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
3. Griffith, Robert David. "John Davies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

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