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Composers. Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales He wrote one of our most famous song Myfanwy.

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Page 1: Composers. Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales He wrote one of our most famous song Myfanwy.

Composers

Page 2: Composers. Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales He wrote one of our most famous song Myfanwy.

Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

He wrote one of our most famous song

Myfanwy

Page 3: Composers. Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales He wrote one of our most famous song Myfanwy.

He also wrote the music for the South African

national Anthem

Page 4: Composers. Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales He wrote one of our most famous song Myfanwy.

Real name - David Ivor DaviesBorn in Cardiff, Wales.

Composer - Among Novello's well known songs are:

Keep the Home Fires BurningFold Your WingsShine Through My DreamsI Can Give You the StarlightThe Land of Might-Have-Been etc. A Prestigious Musical Award has

been named in his honour

Page 5: Composers. Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales He wrote one of our most famous song Myfanwy.

Born in Pembroke, West Wales

A prolific composer whose works include:

12 Symphonies2 operasOboe concertos, wind

concertos & violin concertos

52 works in all

Page 6: Composers. Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales He wrote one of our most famous song Myfanwy.

Born in St Asaph, Denbighshire, North Wales.

He wrote the Christmas No. 1 "Wherever You Are", a song compiled from letters written between the wives and partners of British Army Military Wives

On 29 April 2011, Mealor's motet, a setting of Ubi Caritas et Amor, was premièred at the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.

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BORN IN ABERYSTWYTH, WALES

An award-winning composerIn 1968, he composed the score for The

Madwoman of Chaillot,.Lewis's first film score earned him a prestigious Ivor Novello Award.

He has worked in Hollywood, where his film scores include Charlton Heston's Julius Caesar, The Medusa Touch, Theatre of Blood,.

Emmy AwardHe has produced music for the theatre & television receiving a Grammy nomination for his collaboration with the late Anthony Burgess on the Broadway musical Cyrano and an Emmy award for his score for the animated film, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

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Born in Penclawdd on the Gower peninsula in Wales, he is a trained classical violinist who studied music at Cardiff University.

He writes music for films. He has won a Bafta & received an Emmy nomination for his score of cult film

Twin Town

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Born in Llangollen, WalesFounder of The International

Eisteddfod at LlangollenHis compositions include, My Little Welsh Home, Breuddwyd GlyndwrDawns y Medelwyr and Welsh Playbook

Page 10: Composers. Born Merthyr Tydfil, Wales He wrote one of our most famous song Myfanwy.

His musical works includes opera, choral and orchestral pieces, & music for theatre and film.

including BAFTA awards for the soundtrack to

Hedd Wyn, Song From A Forgotten City (1995),

House Of America (1996),Gas Station Angel (1998) Stone City Blue (2004).Mis Du Bach / Black February (1997,

opera)Blue Letters from Tanganyika (1997,

orchestra)The Roswell Incident (1997, opera)

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Born at Penderyn, Hirwaun in Wales

A prolific composer who wrote:

3 operas18 orchestral pieces4 Concertante25 pieces of Chamber music12 choral pieces3 pieces for the harp & 3 for the organ10 pieces for the piano& 14 vocal pieces

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Born Pontypridd, Wales

He wrote many Welsh melodies including our national anthem

Hen Wlad fy Nhadau

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Born in Swansea, Wales.

His works include

In the Time of the Daffodils&Paths of Song