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Sir Henry Walford Davies (06 Sep 1869 - 11 Mar 1941)

Male Person - United Kingdom

 Also known as (1)

Releases (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Walford Davies: Solemn Melody and other works 2001 (as Walford Davies)

Relationships (2)

Students

  1. Rutland Boughton (1898 - 1901)
  2. Henry Cope Colles

Recordings by (25)

  1. The Royal Air Force March Past 1:56 (1970)
  2. God Be In My Head 1:43 (1990)
  3. O Little Town of Bethlehem 4:36 (1996)
  4. Solemn Melody for Cello and Organ 3:53 (2001)
  5. Jesu dulcis memoria 3:18 (2001)
  6. Interlude in C 4:19 (2001)
  7. Fugue in Bb 2:47 (2001)
  8. Memorial Melody 5:06 (2001)
  9. Reverie for Organ and Two Voices 'O Jesu, King Most Wonderful' 4:32 (2001)
  10. Chorale for Organ 5:59 (2001)
  11. Solemn Melody for Organ 3:17 (2001)
  12. 'Twas Witnessed in the Morning Sky ?:?? (16 May 2008)
  13. Psalm 130 'Out of the Deep' ?:?? (2019)
  14. Psalm 121 'I will lift up mine eyes' ?:?? (2019)
  15. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): I Allegro energico – Animato e leggiero 8:40 (24 Jun 2022)
  16. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): II Variations (Lento): 2:43 (24 Jun 2022)
  17. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): Var. I. Allegretto felice 0:58 (24 Jun 2022)
  18. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): Var. II. Largo 1:36 (24 Jun 2022)
  19. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): Var. III. Allegrissimo 0:56 (24 Jun 2022)
  20. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): Var. IV. Andante sereno – L’istesso tempo 2:13 (24 Jun 2022)
  21. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): Var. V. Presto 1:01 (24 Jun 2022)
  22. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): Finale: Largo espressivo 3:35 (24 Jun 2022)
  23. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927 rev 1940): III Finale: Allegro felice 7:08 (24 Jun 2022)
  24. I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills (Psalm 121) 3:04 (16 Sep 2022)
  25. Solemn Melody 3:39 ()

On Recordings (8)

Arranged

  1. The Holly and the Ivy 2:43 Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury (17 Sep 1984)
  2. The Holly And The Ivy 3:22 Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (28 Oct 2022)

Conducted

  1. Coronation Offertorium of 1910: O Hearken Thou Unto the Voice of My Calling 3:35 The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Sir Henry Walford Davies (21 Nov 2003)
  2. The Manger Throne 2:38 The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Sir Henry Walford Davies (21 Nov 2003)
  3. Hosanna to the Son of David 3:05 The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Sir Henry Walford Davies (21 Nov 2003)
  4. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G: Nunc Dimittis 3:01 The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Sir Henry Walford Davies (21 Nov 2003)
  5. Lord It Belongs Not to Thy Care 3:02 The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Sir Henry Walford Davies (21 Nov 2003)
  6. National Anthem / Psalm of Thanksgiving 4:04 The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Sir Henry Walford Davies (21 Nov 2003)

Credited as (19)

  1. Sir Henry Walford Davies
  2. Henry Walford Davies / John Ebenezer West
  3. [traditional] & Walford Davies
  4. Henry Walford Davies
  5. The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Sir Henry Walford Davies
  6. [unknown] / Allington & Henry Walford Davies
  7. H. Walford-Davies
  8. [traditional] / Henry Walford Davies
  9. [traditional] arr. Walford Davies
  10. [unknown] / Henry Walford Davies
  11. [traditional] arr. Sir Henry Walford Davies
  12. Sir Henry Walford Davies / Roy Perry
  13. George Thalben-Ball / Henry Walford Davies
  14. H. Walford Davies
  15. English trad., arr. Henry Walford Davies
  16. Sir Henry Walford Davies arr. Christian Forshaw
  17. Walford Davies
  18. Susan Spain-Dunk, Henry Walford Davies, Alfred Wall; Lynn Arnold, Tippett Quartet
  19. Walford Davies, arr. John Rutter

Works (41)

Arranged

  1. O filii et filiae
  2. The Holly and the Ivy

Revised

  1. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1940)

Composed

  1. Quintet in G major for piano and string quartet, Op. 54 (1927)
  2. Confortare: Be Strong and Play the Man
  3. Psalm 23: The Lord is my Shepherd
  4. I Allegro energico – Animato e leggiero
  5. II Variations (Lento):
  6. Var. I. Allegretto felice
  7. Var. II. Largo
  8. Var. III. Allegrissimo
  9. Var. IV. Andante sereno – L’istesso tempo
  10. Var. V. Presto
  11. Finale: Largo espressivo
  12. III Finale: Allegro felice
  13. Solemn Melody
  14. Royal Air Force March Past
  15. God Be in My Head
  16. Holiday Tunes
  17. Songs of Nature, op. 24
  18. Festal Overture, op. 30
  19. A Short Requiem
  20. O Little Town of Bethlehem
  21. The Farewell
  22. Solemn Melody
  23. King of Glory
  24. A Memorial Suite in C major
  25. When Childher Plays
  26. Hymn Before Action
  27. Psalm 121: I will lift up mine eyes
  28. 2 Love Songs, op. 10
  29. Psalm 130: Out of the Deep
  30. Temple
  31. O King enthroned on high
  32. Lord it belongs not to my care
  33. Psalm of Thanksgiving
  34. Solemn Melody
  35. 2 Love Songs, op. 10: No. 1 “Of a’ the airts”
  36. 6 Songs, op. 18
  37. Conversations

Dedicated Works

  1. Chorale Fantasia no. 3, on “The Old Hundredth”

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/henry_walford_davies
  2. https://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/8106.html

IMSLP

  1. https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Davies,_Henry_Walford

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walford_Davies

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1773046

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000067833

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1818629/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/69130870

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3131948

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/55ttwiwq5HEeUlWjNQ02Ee