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David Wynne (2 June 1900 – 23 March 1983) was a prolific Welsh composer.
He was born at Penderyn, a village near Hirwaun, and worked as a coal-miner immediately after leaving school at 14. Having won a scholarship at the age of 25, he studied music at University of Wales, Cardiff, and the University of Bristol. In 1929 he became Head of Music at Lewis School Pengam, a grammar school for boys, a position he held until his retirement in 1961. From this date he taught composition at Cardiff College of Music and Drama, now the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, and many of his compositions date from this period.
The Cardiff University School of Music, in association with the Welsh Music Guild, awards a prize in his honour to advance the careers of student composers. |