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Joseph Parry (21 May 1841 – 17 February 1903) was a Welsh composer and musician. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, he is best known as the composer of "Myfanwy" and the hymn tune "Aberystwyth". Parry was also the first Welshman to compose an opera; his composition, Blodwen, was the first opera in the Welsh language.
Joseph Parry was the most famous musician – if not person – in nineteenth century Wales. A gifted all-round musician, he was primarily a composer, but was also well-known as a singer, pianist, organist and conductor.
May 19, 2011 · Learn about the life and works of Joseph Parry, Wales' greatest composer, who rose from poverty and coal mining to fame and glory. Discover his operas, songs, anthems and his famous tunes Myfanwy and Aberystwyth.
Joseph Parry (b. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1841; d. Penarth, Glamorganshire, 1903) was born into a poor but musical family. Although he showed musical gifts at an early age, he was sent to work in the puddling furnaces of a steel mill at the age of nine.
Aberystwyth" is a hymn tune composed by Joseph Parry, written in 1876 and first published in 1879 in Edward Stephen's Ail Lyfr Tonau ac Emynau (Welsh for Second Book of Tunes and Hymns).
Nov 18, 2008 · Learn about the life and works of Joseph Parry, a Welsh composer who wrote Myfanwy, Aberystwyth and other famous tunes. Find out how he emigrated to the US, returned to Wales and became a music teacher and academic.
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