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Short Name: David Evans
Full Name: Evans, David, 1874-1948
Birth Year: 1874
Death Year: 1948

David Evans (b. Resolven, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1874; d. Rosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, 1948) was an important leader in Welsh church music. Educated at Arnold College, Swansea, and at University College, Cardiff, he received a doctorate in music from Oxford University. His longest professional post was as professor of music at University College in Cardiff (1903-1939), where he organized a large music department. He was also a well-known and respected judge at Welsh hymn-singing festivals and a composer of many orchestral and choral works, anthems, service music, and hymn tunes.

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Wikipedia Biography

David Evans (6 February 1874 – 17 May 1948) was a Welsh musician, academic and composer. Evans was born at Resolven, Glamorgan. He worked in the coal industry as a teenager, but music was always his primary interest. He won a music scholarship and became a pupil of Joseph Parry, which led to his qualifying at University of Wales, Cardiff, in 1895. He went on to become organist and choirmaster of Jewin Calvinistic Methodist Church in London. He succeeded Joseph Parry, his former teacher, in the Music department at Cardiff, where he was appointed a professor in 1908. Among his students there were Morfydd Owen, Grace Williams and David Wynne.
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TextsTunesHymnals
Tunes by David Evans (82)sort ascendingAsInstancesIncipit
ZU MEINEM HERRNDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)356717 11223 1
YN Y GLYNDavid Evans (Composer)211551 71211 56753
WIR PFLÜGENDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)251155 31543 21556
WINDSOR (Tye)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)311232 11735 43233
[I hear Thy welcome voice] (Hartsough)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)113532 11124 65351
WARWICK (Stanley)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)113516 56532 13561
WARRINGTONDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)955435 11271 32232
WAREHAM (Knapp)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)511765 12171 23217
ST. CATHERINE (Hemy)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)332117 12671 17651
TREWENDavid E. Evans (Composer)113217 12123 23434
TON-MÂNDavid Evans (Composer)953457 54517 1232
THE FIRST NOWELLDavid Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)532123 45671 76567
TANTUM ERGO SACRAMENTUM (12333)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)212333 23434 32321
GRAFTON (12313)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmoniser)112313 23453 55443
SURREY (Carey)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)354361 71432 33256
STRACATHRODavid Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)913212 31761 53132
STILLE NACHTDavid Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)356535 65322 77115
ST. THEODULPH (Teschner)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)515567 11321 17151
ST. SULIENDavid Evans (Composer)253312 12315 275
ST. PETERSBURGDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)253451 21715 61653
ST. PAUL (Chalmers' Collection)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)912351 27132 54321
ST. BRIDEDavid Evans (Harmonizer)515132 13735 43543
ST. ASAPH (Giornovichi)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)151122 35435 44332
MADRID (Spanish)David Evans (Harmonized, adapted)5017161 53142 17117
SOLDAUDavid Evans (Harmonizer)512216 56135 65316
SLANEDavid Evans (Harmonizer)4111216 56112 32222
SALZBURG (Haydn)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)113554 33211 17154
SALISBURY (Ravenscroft's Psalmes)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)312435 54536 54435
ROCKINGHAM (Miller)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)913421 35655 17655
RESOLVEN (Evans)David Evans, Mus. Doc. (Composer)312176 71171 23217
[Receive now the Spirit, blessed by Him and healed]David Evans (Harmonizer)251123 32132 117
PISGAH (Evans)David Evans (Composer)215345 13217 51534
PAX VOBISCUM (Arthur)David Evans (Composer)1
OLIVET (Mason)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)113554 32244 32326
OLD 44thDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)111716 55154 32211
O QUANTA QUALIADavid Evans (Harmonizer)611231 14322 15314
NYLANDDavid Evans (Arranged)5453212 16555 65435
NEUADD WENDavid Evans (Composer)275254 32562 43671
AUS MEINES HERZENS GRUNDEDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)511532 11234 35432
MELCOMBE (Webbe)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)455432 16551 76554
MEIRIONYDDDavid Evans (Harmonizer)154332 12335 43432
MARTYRS (13153)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)513153 21557 5615
MARTYRDOM (Wilson)David Evans 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)251651 23213 53213
MALDWYNDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)151123 32127 12334
LUCERNA LAUDONIAEDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Composer)2055312 36514 31
[Who is He in yonder stall] (Hanby)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)155555 56665 51121
LLANSANNANDavid Evans (Harmonizer)351717 53451 75432
LLANGOEDMORDavid Evans (Harmonizer)215314 34511 31621
LLANGLOFFANDavid Evans (Composer)1651122 32114 43325
LLANFAIRDavid Evans (Harmonizer)2911335 43254 34321
LANCASTER (Howard)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)351231 43223 17655
KIRKLAND (Evans)David Evans (Composer)212356 53123 61235
JACKSON (Jackson)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)1555176 54543 35176
ITALIAN HYMNDavid Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)353121 71123 45432
HYFRYDOLDavid Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)912123 43212 54332
[Hosanna gwyd yn awr]David Evans (Composer)255171 25123 543
HENLLAN (Evans)David Evans, 1874- (Composer)355665 11712 31765
HARTS (Milgrove)David Evans (1874-1948) (Arranger)455112 23114 32123
DOVER (Williams)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)353657 11717 65345
GWALIADavid Evans (Harmonizer)334543 21233 4325
[Grasein harglwydd Iesu Grist]Dr. David Evans (Composer)211114 43321 17
GLAN GEIRIONYDDDavid Evans (Harmonizer)113451 54321 1345
GARTANDavid Evans (Harmonizer)1112365 55553 23555
ERNSTEINDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)153321 56443 25123
ERFYNIADDavid Evans (Harmonizer)413454 32171 23125
[Er blinder a thrafferthion]David Evans, Mus. Doc. (Composer)233321 43322 123
DURROWDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)351232 17542 12345
DUNFERMLINEDavid Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)911234 55336 55455
DUKE STREETDavid Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)913456 71765 55565
CRUGYBARDavid Evans 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)213333 53121 56565
DULCE CARMENDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)112345 43211 14321
LES COMANDEMENS DE DIEUDavid Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)411232 43213 43217
CHRISTE SANCTORUM (53432)David Evans (Harmonizer)2553432 13455 65567
INFANT PRAISE (English)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)111332 42171 33553
CHARTERHOUSE (Evans)David Evans (Composer)2851231 43231 6
CAERSALEMDavid Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)115131 35432 13214
CAERLLEONDavid Evans (Harmonizer)111654 34532 17654
BUNESSANDavid Evans (Arranger)2913512 76565 12356
BROMLEY (Haydn)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)113421 35565 44314
BANGOR (Tansur)David Evans, 1874-1948 (Harmonizer)153215 17655 56765
ARNSBERGDavid Evans (Harmonizer)333332 21111 77665
ABBEY (Scottish Psalter)David Evans (1874-1948) (Harmonizer)711321 17143 22125

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