| Composer |
Dates |
Links to sources of further information |
| TOMKINS, Thomas * |
1572-1656 |
https://web.archive.org/web/20070516101155/http://www.thomastomkins.org.uk/page06_biography.htm#Tomkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Tomkins |
| PARRY, John * |
1710-1782 |
https://biography.wales/article/s-PARR-JOH-1710 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/john-parry-y-telynor-dall http://www.adlaismusicpublishers.co.uk/pages/harpists/john_parry.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Parry_(harpist) https://museum.wales/collections/online/object/8f641ad7-a6b9-3e61-afe0-0ffdc854e9dd/The-Blind-Harpist-John-Parry-1710-1782/popup_menu/ |
| JONES, John |
1728-1796 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jones_(organist) |
| JONES (BARDD Y BRENIN), Edward * |
1752-1824 |
https://biography.wales/article/s-JONE-EDW-1752 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Jones_(harpist) |
| PARRY (BARDD ALAW), John * |
1776-1851 |
https://biography.wales/article/s-PARR-JOH-1776 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Parry_(Bardd_Alaw) |
| HUGHES, John |
1791- |
https://biography.wales/article/s3-HUGH-JOH-1791 |
| HUMPRHEYS, Henry |
early C19th |
https://biography.wales/article/s-HUMP-HEN-1819 |
| TOMLINS, Thomas |
early C19th |
no information found online |
| CUNNAH, Benjamin |
early C19th |
https://blog.library.wales/the-other-harpist-of-wynnstay/ https://gwylgregynogfestival.org/programme-2020 |
| RICHARDS, Henry Brinley * |
1817-1885 |
https://biography.wales/article/s-RICH-BRI-1819 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Brinley_Richards http://cynonculture.co.uk/wordpress/aberdare/brinley-richards-1819-1885/ |
| ASHTON, John |
1830-1896 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ashton_(composer) |
| ROBERTS, H S |
mid C19th |
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG219991 http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O185759/h-beard-print-collection-print-roberts-hs/ http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/vicpopmus/c/015hzz000001352u00024009.html |
| PARRY, Joseph * |
1841-1903 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/joseph-parry http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/joseph-parry/ https://biography.wales/article/s-PARR-JOS-1841 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Parry https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/e0fff097-2ea3-3d08-bacd-9fa3d73dd073 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/dr-joseph-parry-manuscripts |
| EVANS, David Emlyn |
1843-1913 |
https://biography.wales/article/s-EVAN-EML-1843 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/emlyn-evans-manuscripts-2 |
| DAVIES, William |
1859-1907 |
https://biography.wales/article/s-DAVI-WIL-1859 |
| DAVID, William Thomas (W. T. ) |
1864-1927 |
https://archives.library.wales/index.php/works-of-william-thomas-w-t-david-tonypandy-1864-1927 |
| LLOYD, E D |
1868-1922 |
https://hymnary.org/person/Lloyd_ED?sort=asc&order=Instances |
| EDWARDS, Arthur Charles |
1869-1940 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Charles_Edwards https://prabook.com/web/arthur.edwards/2599898 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/arthur-charles-edwards |
| WALFORD DAVIES, Henry * |
1869-1941 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-DAVI-WAL-1869 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walford_Davies |
| THOMAS, David Vaughan * |
1873-1934 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/david-vaughan-thomas http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/david-vaughan-thomas/ https://biography.wales/article/s-THOM-VAU-1873 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/d-vaughan-thomas-music-manuscripts-and-papers-2 https://www.tycerdd.org/the-claims-of-music-vaughan-thomas |
| EVANS, Thomas Hopkin |
1879-1940 |
https://biography.wales/article/s1-EVAN-HOP-1879 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/evans-t-hopkin-thomas-hopkin-1879-1940 |
| DAVIES, Evan Thomas |
1878-1969 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-DAVI-THO-1878 https://www.tycerdd.org/e-t-davies http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/hughes-and-son/ http://calmview.bangor.ac.uk/Calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=BMSSXII%2f20463-20580 Film – E. T. Davies. Curiad Cerddorol Merthyr / Merthyr’s Musical Heart http://cynonculture.co.uk/wordpress/merthyr-tydfil/e-t-davies-1878-1969/ |
| ROBERTS, Thomas Osborne |
1879-1948 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/thomas-osborne-victoria-roberts http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/thomas-osborne-roberts https://biography.wales/article/s2-ROBE-OSB-1879 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/leila-megane-and-t-osborne-roberts-papers-and-correspondence |
| TREHARNE, Bryceson |
1879-1948 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-TREH-BRY-1879 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/musical-works-of-bryceson-treharne https://peterhilliard.wordpress.com/2019/06/10/bryceson-treharne/ |
| LLOYD, John Morgan |
1880-1960 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-LLOY-MOR-1880 |
| THOMAS, David Afan |
1881-1928 |
https://biography.wales/article/s-THOM-JOH-1881 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/d-afan-thomas-composer-music-manuscripts-2 |
| DE LLOYD, David |
1883-1948 |
http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/david-de-lloyd/ https://www.tycerdd.org/david-de-lloyd https://biography.wales/article/s2-LLOY-JOH-1883 https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb982-ddl http://cynonculture.co.uk/wordpress/london-welsh/dr-david-de-lloyd-1883-1948/ |
| STOCKS, H. C. L. |
1884-1956 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Carpenter_Lumb_Stocks |
| TAWE-JONES, David |
1885-1949 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-JONE-TAW-1885 |
| MORGAN (PENCERRD CYNON), Thomas John |
1885-1950 |
no information found |
| JENKINS, Cyril |
1885-1978 |
https://biography.wales/article/s10-JENK-CYR-1885 https://www.chandos.net/composers/Cyril_Jenkins/527 https://www.tycerdd.org/david-wynne-in-conversation |
| PRICHARD, Ernest Littler Moreton |
1887-1945 |
https://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Prichard_Ernest_1887 |
| HEATH, John Rippiner |
1887-1950 |
https://journals.library.wales/view/1175725/1175726/49#?xywh=-2936%2C-212%2C8336%2C4230 https://www.planethugill.com/2019/10/celebrating-centenary-of-cellist.html |
| HUGHES, Edward John |
1888-1967 |
https://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Hughes_EdwardJohn_1888 |
| LEWIS, Idris |
1889-1952 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/idris-lewis https://biography.wales/article/s2-LEWI-IDR-1889 |
| PRICE, R Maldwyn |
1890-1952 |
https://archives.library.wales/index.php/r-maldwyn-price https://archives.library.wales/index.php/dr-r-maldwyn-price-scrapbooks https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/regional/wales/1938-11-29 |
| OWEN, Morfydd * |
1891-1918 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/morfydd-owen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morfydd_Llwyn_Owen https://biography.wales/article/s-OWEN-LLW-1891 https://www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk/illuminate-blog/rhian-davies-an-incalculable-loss-morfydd-owen-1891-1918 |
| MORRIS, Haydn |
1891-1965 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-MORR-HAY-1891 https://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Morris_Haydn_1892 |
| JONES, William Bradwen |
1892-1970 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-JONE-ART-1892 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/w-bradwen-jones-papers-2 |
| DAVIES, William Hubert |
1893-1965 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-DAVI-HUB-1893 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/hubert-davies-music-manuscripts-2 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/hubert-davies-composer-scrapbook |
| WILLIAMS, W S Gwynn |
1896-1978 |
https://biography.wales/article/s10-WILL-GWY-1896 https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20160129010551/http://myglyw.org.uk/index.php?id=4340 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/w-s-gwynn-williams-papers-2 |
| JONES, Mai |
1899-1960 |
https://biography.wales/article/s2-JONE-MAI-1899 https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/8156489.plaque-honours-newport-composer-of-welsh-classic/ |
| WYNNE, David * |
1900-1983 |
https://biography.wales/article/s10-WYNN-DAV-1900 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/david-wynne https://www.tycerdd.org/david-wynne-in-conversation https://www.wrightmusic.net/pdfs/david-wynne.pdf https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/special-collections/explore/collection/david-wynne-archive |
| WILLIAMS, Meirion |
1901-76 |
https://biography.wales/article/s10-WILL-MEI-1901 https://www.tycerdd.org/meirion-williams http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/hughes-and-son/ |
| EDWARDS, Oliver |
1902-1979 |
no information found online |
| WALTERS, Leslie |
1902-1998 |
https://fagus-music.com/composers/lw.htm https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/regional/wales/1938-11-29 |
| HARDING, Kenneth |
1903-1992 |
https://archives.library.wales/index.php/kenneth-harding-music-manuscripts http://violaspace.com/avs/javs/2009/11/27/5/ https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/regional/wales/1938-11-29 |
| ROBERTS, Mervyn |
1906-1990 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/piano-music-of-mervyn-roberts https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=5519 |
| WILLIAMS, Grace * |
1906-77 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/grace-williams http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/grace-williams/ https://archives.library.wales/index.php/grace-williams-music-manuscripts-2 https://www.tycerdd.org/grace-williams-interview https://gracemarywilliams.wixsite.com/officialwebsite https://www.wrightmusic.net/pdfs/grace-williams.pdf |
| THOMAS, Mansel * |
1909-86 |
https://manselthomas.org.uk/ https://www.tycerdd.org/mansel-thomas http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/mansel-thomas/ https://biography.wales/article/s8-THOM-TRE-1909 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansel_Thomas |
| HUGHES, Arwel * |
1909-88 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/arwel-hughes https://biography.wales/article/s10-HUGH-ARW-1909 https://www.arwelhughes.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arwel_Hughes https://www.orianapublications.co.uk/arwel-hughes |
| LEWIS, W. Rees |
1910-1987? |
https://archives.library.wales/index.php/w-rees-lewis |
| PARRY, Enid |
1911-1998 |
no information found online |
| JONES, Daniel * |
1912-93 |
http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/daniel-jones/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/b40709cd-f5bc-3ff2-a32a-83e7fb5908b9 https://biography.wales/article/s10-JONE-JEN-1912 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-daniel-jones-1457920.html https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/rediscovering–music-dylan-thomas-7217439 https://archives.library.wales/index.php/daniel-jones-archive |
| DAVIES, Eiluned |
1913-1999 |
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07494469400640701 https://blog.library.wales/welsh-women-musicians/ https://www.tycerdd.org/piano-music-of-mervyn-roberts |
| TOWERS, George |
1914-2008 |
https://www.fagus-music.com/composers/gt.htm http://nottsorganists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/seq_may_2012.pdf |
| BRUCE, Robert |
1915-2012 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bruce_(Scottish_composer) https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/sep/12/robert-bruce-obituary |
| AP IVOR, Denis * |
1916-2004 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_ApIvor http://www.musicweb-international.com/apivor/ https://blogs.bl.uk/sound-and-vision/2017/03/guest-blog-by-thomas-schuttenhelm-current-edison-fellow-and-author-of-the-selected-letters-of-michael-tippettfaber-a-cont.html https://www.wrightmusic.net/pdfs/denis-apivor.pdf |
| PARROTT, Ian * |
1916-2012 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Parrott http://www.musicweb-international.com/parrott/ https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/development/alumni/obituaries/obituary-profiles/ian-parrott/ |
| HUGHES-JONES, Llifon |
1918-1996 |
https://archives.library.wales/index.php/hughes-jones-llifon-dr-1918-1996 |
| ELWYN-EDWARDS, Dilys * |
1918-2012 |
http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/dilys-elwyn-edwards/ https://www.tycerdd.org/dilys-elwyn-edwards https://biography.wales/article/s10-ELWY-DIL-1918 https://www.100welshwomen.wales/100-women/dilys_elwyn-edwards/ https://www.gramophone.co.uk/other/article/obituary-dilys-elwyn-edwards-composer |
| WILLIAMS, Bryn |
1924-? |
no information found online |
| ELLIOTT, Michael |
1926-2017 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/michael-elliott https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15584005.tributes-to-wonderful-man-gwent-musician-and-composer-michael-elliott/ |
| JEFFREYS, John |
1927-2010 |
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/21/john-jeffreys-obituary#:~:text=John%20Jeffreys%2C%20who%20has%20died,James%20Gilchrist%20and%20Jonathan%20Veira. https://divineartrecords.com/composer/john-jeffreys/ |
| WALTERS, Gareth |
1928-2012 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Walters http://garethwaltersmusic.com/ |
| HODDINOTT, Alun * |
1929-2008 |
http://discoverwelshmusic.com/composers/alun-hoddinott/ https://www.tycerdd.org/alun-hoddinott https://archives.library.wales/index.php/alun-hoddinott-archive-2?sf_culture=en https://biography.wales/article/s10-HODD-ALU-1929 https://blog.library.wales/scrapbook-of-a-doting-mother/ https://www.tycerdd.org/wm-1983-7-3-hoddinott http://www.christopherpainter.co.uk/AH.pdf |
| BURTCH, Mervyn |
1929-2015 |
http://www.mervynburtch.com/ https://www.tycerdd.org/mervyn-burtch https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11611037/Mervyn-Burtch-composer-obituary.html |
| HARRIES, David * |
1933-2002 |
https://www.wrightmusic.net/pdfs/david-harries.pdf https://biography.wales/article/s-HARR-DAV-1747 |
| MATHIAS, William * |
1934-1992 |
https://www.tycerdd.org/william-mathias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mathias https://www.wrightmusic.net/pdfs/william-mathias.pdf http://www.kcstudio.com/Mathias.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-professor-william-mathias-1536526.html |
| GANGE, Kenneth |
1939-2015 |
https://composersalliance.com/composers/index.cfm?composer=168 http://www.piperpublications.co.uk/kennethgangecomp.html |
| LLOYD HOWELLS, David |
1942-2015 |
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2006/Nov06/David_Lloyd_Howells.htm https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/12970352.funeral-for-welsh-composer-to-be-held-in-cwmbran/ https://archives.library.wales/index.php/david-lloyd-howells-papers-2 http://petereynoldscomposer.blogspot.com/2016/05/fighter-for-cause-of-music.html |
| REYNOLDS, Peter |
1958-2016 |
http://www.petereynoldscomposer.co.uk/ https://www.tycerdd.org/peter-reynolds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Reynolds_(composer) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/10/20/peter-reynolds-composer-of-the-worlds-shortest-opera–obituary/ |
| OWEN THOMAS, Janet |
1961-2002 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Owen_Thomas http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/July02/Thomas_Janet.htm |
