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| Short Name: | John David Edwards |
| Full Name: | Edwards, John David, 1805-1885 |
| Birth Year: | 1805 |
| Death Year: | 1885 |
Welsh composer; bardic name Penrhiwceibr.
John David Edwards (b. Penderlwyngoch, Cardiganshire, Wales, 1805; d. Llanddoget, Denbighshire, North Wales, 1885) was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, England, and ordained an Anglican priest in 1833. He served parishes in Rhosymedre and Llanddoget and published a collection of hymn tunes, Original Sacred Music (2 vols., 1836, 1843), for use in Anglican churches in Wales.
Bert Polman
Tunes by John David Edwards (2) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| FATHERLAND (Edwards) | J. Edwards (Composer) | 3 | 33466 53212 3 |
| RHOSYMEDRE | John D. Edwards (Composer) | 81 | 51122 31443 21511 |
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