ELLIS
,
RICHARD
(
1775
-
1855
),
musician
;
b. at
Dolgelley
. He was a
shoemaker
by trade. He was taught the elements of music by
John
Williams
(
Ioan Rhagfyr
,
1740
-
1821
, q.v.)
; when the latter d.
Richard
Ellis
succeeded him as
precentor
at
S. Mary's church
,
Dolgelley
. He is said to have
collected psalm-tunes
and published them in a small volume. He
composed several hymn-tunes and anthems
. Few collections of hymn-tunes omit the hymn-tune ‘
Hyder
,’ 8.7.4, composed by
Ellis
in
1824
. He d.
11 Feb. 1855
and was buried in the old churchyard,
Dolgelley
.
Bibliography:
-
Idris Fychan
,
Hanes Dolgellau a'r cymydogaethau: ynghyd a
hynafiaethau gorllewin Meirionydd
‘,’ , 1872
;
-
Rhestr gyda nodiadau byrion, o Enwogion
Cymreig o 1700 i 1900
. National Eisteddfod
Association, 1908
;
-
J. Ceiriog Hughes
,
Y Bardd a'r Cerddor gyda hen ystraeon am
danynt
, 1863
;
-
M. O. Jones
,
Bywgraffiaeth Cerddorion Cymreig
,
National Eisteddfod Association publication, 1890
;
-
Y Cerddor
,
May 1890
.
Author:
Robert David Griffith, M.A., (1877-1958), Old Colwyn
