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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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