GNOLL AVENUE

GNOLL AVENUE

Composer: David Jenkins
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: David Jenkins

Born: December 30, 1848, Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales. Died: December 10, 1915, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales. Buried: Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales. Professor David Jenkins (1848 - 1915) was a Welsh composer born at Trecastle, Brecknockshire, Wales. Originally apprenticed to the tailoring trade, he joined the Tonic Solfa choral movement and in 1874 enrolled at Aberystwyth College and studied under the renowned composer Joseph Parry, the first Professor of Music there. Jenkins received his Mus. Bac. from Cambridge in 1878. In 1893, he was appointed lecturer in the newly-formed Music Department of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and was appointed Professor in 1910, a post he held until his death. He was a prominent figure in… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: GNOLL AVENUE
Composer: David Jenkins
Meter: 8.7.4
Incipit: 55654 32123 42345
Key: e minor
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)

Welsh and English Hymns and Anthems #82a

Welsh and English Hymns and Anthems #82b

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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