| LC control no. | n 87116281 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Thomas, John, 1826-1913 |
| Variant(s) | Pencerdd Gwalia, 1826-1913 |
| Birth date | 1826-03-01 |
| Death date | 1913-03-19 |
| Place of birth | Bridgend (Wales) |
| Place of death | Barnet (London, England) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Harpists |
| Found in | His Harp music [SR] p1983: label (John Thomas) container (harpist; b. 3-1-1826 in Bridgend, Wales; d. 3-19-1913 in New Barnet) Grove music online WWW site, Sept. 14, 2006 (Thomas, John (Pencerdd Gwalia); Welsh harpist and composer; he was invested with the bardic title "Pencerdd Gwalia" at the Aberdare eisteddfod in 1861) Waterford County Library WWW site, Sept. 14, 2006 Online resources; Waterford people; Waterford writers; William Henry Grattan Flood; The Story of the Harp; Chapter XXI: Virtuosi of the nineteenth century (Mr. Thomas was conferred the title of "Pencerdd Gwalia," or "chief of the Welsh minstrels") |
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