Composer
Sir Henry Walford Davies
British composer (1869–1941)
1869–1941
25 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1869
- Died
- 1941
- Birthplace
- Oswestry
- Place of death
- Wrington
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Major Sir Henry Walford Davies (6 September 1869 – 11 March 1941) was a renowned English composer, organist, and educator who was Master of the King's Music from 1934 until 1941. He was also a music adviser to the British Broadcasting Corporation, for which he gave commended talks on music between 1924 and 1941.
His most widely known works are the Royal Air Force March Past, God Be In My Head, and Solemn Melody.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- organist; composer; university teacher
- Career institutions / employers
- Aberystwyth University
- Instruments played
- pipe organ; organ
- Genres
- classical music
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 69130870
- ISNI
- 0000000081491104
- GND ID
- 129290440
- Library of Congress ID
- n83051530
- MusicBrainz ID
- d1be3c68-4752-4c9a-9dc4-ec49ee45eab2
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Choir, Alto, Tenor
- Genres represented
- Classical, Christmas, Blues
- Source entries with composition dates
- 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 69130870. Portrait: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.