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Rowland Huw Prichard (alt Rowland Hugh Pritchard) (14 January 1811 – 25 January 1887) was a
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at the Cyber Hymnal * 1811 births 1887 deaths Welsh composers Welsh male composers 19th-century British composers 19th-century British male musicians {{UK-composer-stub
Rowland Huw Prichard (alt Rowland Hugh Pritchard) (14 January 1811 – 25 January 1887) was a Welsh
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* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
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musician. A native of Graienyn, near Bala
Bala may refer to:
Places
India
*Bala, India, a village in Allahabad, India
* Bala, Ahor, a village in the Jalore district of Rajasthan
* Bala, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Romania
* Bala, Mehedinți, a commune in Mehedinţi ...
, he lived most of his life in the area, serving for a time as a loom tender's assistant in Holywell, where he died. In 1844 Prichard published '' Cyfaill y Cantorion'' (''The Singer's Friend''), a song book
A song book is a book containing lyrics for songs. Song books may be simple composition books or spiral-bound notebooks. Music publishers also produced printed editions for group singing. Such volumes were used in the United States by piano manu ...
intended for children.
Prichard is remembered today as the composer of the hymn tune
A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part (or more) harmony, a fast harmonic rhythm (chords change frequently), with or without refrai ...
"Hyfrydol
Hyfrydol (, meaning "delightful, agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, beautiful, fair, fine; sweet, melodious") is a Welsh hymn tune that appears in a number of Christian hymnals in various arrangements. Composed by Rowland Prichard, it was originally ...
", to which the hymn "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus", with words by William Chatterton Dix
William Chatterton Dix (14 June 1837 – 9 September 1898) was an English writer of hymns and carols. He was born in Bristol, the son of John Dix, a local surgeon, who wrote ''The Life of Chatterton'' the poet, a book of ''Pen Pictures of Popul ...
is generally sung.
He is buried at Saint Peters Church, Holywell, Flintshire.
Hymns
*Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
"Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" is a 1744 Advent and Christmas carol common in Protestant hymnals. The text was written by Charles Wesley. It is performed to one of several tunes, including "Stuttgart" (attr. to Christian Friedrich Witt), " Hyfr ...
* Ye that know the Lord is gracious
See also
*Cyril Alington
Cyril Argentine Alington (22 October 1872 – 16 May 1955) was an English educationalist, scholar, cleric, and author. He was successively the headmaster of Shrewsbury School and Eton College. He also served as chaplain to King George V and ...
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at the Cyber Hymnal * 1811 births 1887 deaths Welsh composers Welsh male composers 19th-century British composers 19th-century British male musicians {{UK-composer-stub