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John Thomas
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pencerdd Gwalia, John Thomas (harpist)
Welsh composer and harpist, called Pencerdd Gwalia (1826-1913)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1826
- Died
- 1913
- Works
- 47
Top works
- Cyfrinach y Culfor
- History of the harp
- History of the harp from the earliest period down to the present day
- The seasons for the harp
- The Hymn
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Norway
- Active from
- 1826
- Active to
- 1913
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16,100
- Total plays
- 63,435
Tags
There are at least two artists called John Thomas. 1) 19th-century Welsh harpist and composer; 2) American keyboardist, associated with Captain Beefheart and Bruce Hornsby. 1) John Thomas ('Pencerdd Gwalia') (1826-1913), harpist and composer, was born in Bridgend, Glamorgan. In 1838, he won the triple harp at the Abergavenny eisteddfod. In 1840, he went to the Royal Academy of Music, and was made a Fellow on his departure in 1846. In 1851, he began a concert tour of Europe, and in 1862 gave his
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Bridgend
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Music
- Employer
- Royal College of Music
- Instrument
- harp
- Image
- Portrait of John Thomas (4671480).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1826-00-00
- date of death
- 1913-00-00
- P8168
- Giovanni Visconti
- P12749
- spinning
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to John Thomas, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
