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GWALCHMAI

Composer: J. D. Jones

[Gwalchmai] Born: 1827, Bryngrugog, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Died: September 17, 1870, Rhuthun, Wales. Buried: Baptist cemetery, Rhuthun, Wales. Jones’ parents were so poor they could only give him a year’s schooling. Therefore he spent his boyhood learning all he could about music. Before he was 20 years old, he published a few psalm tunes under the title Y Perganiedydd (The Sweet Singer). From this effort he earned sufficient funds to attend college in London. He is also remembered as a singing teacher at Rhuthyn. His works include: Y Perganiedydd, 1847 © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: GWALCHMAI
Composer: J. D. Jones (1868)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Incipit: 35123 43234 21351
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Hymns Amazing: Fifty of the Finest, Like They've Never Sounded Before, Plus a Prelude on Every One!
    Composer/Editor June Nixon
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2015) pp. 94, 100
  • Hymn Tunes in Lower Keyes: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 106
  • Hymn Tunes in Lower Keys: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 106
  • 200 Last Verses: Completely Revised to Complement the Keys in Major Hymn Books
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 65
  • Assist Me To Proclaim: Alternate Hymn Settings Volume 1
    Composer/Editor Henry V. Gerike
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2009) pp. 31
  • The Really Big Descant Book - Full Music Edition: 250 Settings to Raise the Roof by the World's Finest Church Music Composers
    Composer/Editor Nigel Springthorpe
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 87
  • Restrained Last Verses: Varied Accompaniments for Popular Hymns
    Composer/Editor Andrew Moore
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2003) pp. 51
  • 100 Alternative Hymn Tune Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Andrew Moore
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 58
  • Last Verse Extravaganza for Organ: 200 Fabulous Arrangements
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 61
  • The Ultimate Finishing Touch: Last-verse Arrangements of Well-loved Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 60
  • After the Last Verse: 200 Hymn Improvisations
    Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 65
  • Hymns for Occasions: One Hundred Special Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1994) pp. 37
  • Free Harmonizations of Hymn Tunes: By Fifty American Composers
    Composer/Editor D. DeWitt Wasson
    Published By: Hinshaw Music, Inc. (1984) pp. 69
  • 113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
    Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 33
  • Varied Hymn Accompaniments: Oxford Music for Organ
    Composer/Editor Henry Coleman
    Published By: Oxford University Press (1953) pp. 22-23

Organ Solo

  • The Organist's Companion Volume 40 Number 4 May June 2018 General, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
    Composer/Editors Wayne Leupold; Robin Dinda
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (2018) pp. 6-8
  • Hymn Prelude Library Volume Four Tunes FG: Lutheran Service Book
    Composer/Editor Kevin J. Hildebrand
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2013) pp. 136
  • 150 Hymn Preludes Book 1 Hymn Tune A - K: Short and Playable Pieces in Keys to Match All Popular Hymn Books
    Composer/Editor Christopher Tambling
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2010) pp. 222
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 48
    Composer/Editor David Paxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2010) pp. 82
  • Hymn Inventions Volume 2: 9 Chorale Preludes for the Church Year
    Composer/Editor Sam Eatherton
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2008) pp. 24
  • The Organ Music of Richard Purvis Volume 1
    Composer/Editor Richard Irven Purvis
    Published By: H. T. FitzSimons Company (2004) pp. 12
  • Hymn Preludes for the Church Year Book 2: Ordinary Time
    Composer/Editor Christopher Tambling
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 94
  • Preludes on the Great Welsh Hymn Tunes: Organ
    Composer/Editor Betty Roe
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 4
  • Organ Miniatures: 200 Short Improvisations on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor June Nixon
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1999) pp. 71
  • 100 Hymn Preludes for Manuals
    Composer/Editor Herbert Chappell
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1996) pp. 23
  • Hymn Variations for the Church Year: Music for the Organ
    Composer/Editor Sharon Elery Rogers
    Published By: Masters Music Publications, Inc. (1989) pp. 26
  • Seven Choral Preludes for Easter and Ascension: For Organ
    Composer/Editor Michael Bedford
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1989) pp. 13
  • Seven Chorale Preludes for Ascension and Easter: For Organ
    Composer/Editor Michael Bedford
    Published By: Harold Flammer Music Publishers Incorporated (1989) pp. 13
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 50 Number 3 February 1987: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; Glenn Medlock
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1987) pp. 32
  • The Organist's Library Volume 3
    Composer/Editor Glenn Medlock
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1987) pp. 32
  • Festival of Easter Hymns: For Organ
    Composer/Editor Dorothy Wells
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1978) pp. 28
  • American Organ Music Volume II: A Glance at the Past 100 Years
    Composer/Editors Joanne S. Hart; Sharon Elery Rogers
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (1975) pp. 14
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 6 Number 4 March 1972: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; David Paxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1972) pp. 12
  • Organ Music for lent and Easter
    Composer/Editors Howard Zettervall; Sharon Elery Rogers
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (1971) pp. 30
  • 113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
    Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 33
  • Festal Hymn Variations for the Church Year: Music for the Organ
    Composer/Editor Sharon Elery Rogers
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (1965) pp. 26
  • Eleven Pieces for the Church Organist: With Registration for All Organs
    Composer/Editor Richard Irven Purvis
    Published By: MCA Music (1957) pp. 21

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #871
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #1852
Text: Glory Be to God on High (Williams)
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3523
Text: King of Glory, King of Peace
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 30 of 30)
Text

Ancient and Modern #698a

ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #871

Christian Worship (2008) #782

Christian Worship #796

TextPage Scan

Common Praise (1998) #345

TextPage Scan

Common Praise #494

TextPage Scan

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #375a

Page Scan

Complete Mission Praise #397

TextPage Scan

CPWI Hymnal #370

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #72

Hymns and Psalms #499a

TextPage Scan

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #33

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #272b

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #603a

Hymns of Truth & Light #35

TextPage Scan

Hymns to the Living God #66

Lutheran Service Book #884

TextPage Scan

Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #195

TextPage Scan

Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #243

Singing the Faith #56

Audio

Small Church Music #537

TextPage Scan

The Book of Praise #659

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #1852

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3523

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #217

The New Century Hymnal #260

TextPage Scan

The New English Hymnal #391

Text

Together in Song #201

TextPage Scan

Voices United #408

TextPage Scan

Worship (3rd ed.) #462

Include 35 pre-1979 instances
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