Sir Henry Walford Davies (September 6, 1869 - March 11, 1941) was a British composer, who held the title Master of the King's Music from 1934 until 1941. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Master of the Queens Music (or Master of the Kings Music) is a prestigious post in the British royal court. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Walford Davies was born in Oswestry on the Welsh border. He studied under, and was assistant to, the organist Walter Parratt for five years before entering the Royal College of Music where he studied under Hubert Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford. He held a number of organist posts and in 1918 was appointed director of music to the Royal Air Force which led to him writing the march RAF March Past, still played by many marching bands today. Map sources for Oswestry at grid reference SJ2929 Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt; pop. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ... Walter Parratt (February 10, 1841 - March 27, 1924) was an English organist and composer. ... The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The front facade of the RCM The Royal College of Music is a prestigious music school located in Kensington, London. ... Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (February 27, 1848 – October 7, 1918) was an English composer, probably best known for his setting of William Blakes poem, Jerusalem. ... Charles Villiers Stanford Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (September 30, 1852 - 29 March 1924) was an Irish composer. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Wisconsin Band, known for its unique stop at the top high step, performs at the HHH Metrodome during a football game against arch-rival Minnesota. ...

In 1919, Walford Davies became professor of music at Aberystwyth. He subsequently did much to promote Welsh music, becoming chairman of the Welsh National Council of Music. From 1927 he was organist at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... Aberystwyth (from the Welsh Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and seaport of Ceredigion (Cardiganshire), Mid Wales. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ... St Georges Chapel, Windsor St. ...

From the 1920s, Walford Davies made a series of records of lectures, which led to him being employed by the BBC to give radio broadcasts on classical music under the title Music and the Ordinary Listener. These lasted from 1926 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and Davies became a well known and popular radio personality. His book The Pursuit of Music (1935) has a similar non-specialist tone. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...

Walford Davies was knighted in 1922 and, following the death of Edward Elgar in 1934, was appointed Master of the King's Music. He died in 1941 in Bristol and is buried in the grounds of Bristol Cathedral. The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Sir Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 â€“ 23 February 1934) was an English composer, born in the small village of Lower Broadheath outside Worcester, Worcestershire, to William Elgar, a piano tuner and music dealer, and his wife Ann. ... Master of the Queens Music (or Master of the Kings Music) is a prestigious post in the British royal court. ... Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is the Anglican cathedral in the English city of Bristol and is commonly known as Bristol Cathedral. ...

Most of Walford Davies' compositions were religious in flavour, and include the oratorio Everyman, other works for orchestra, choir and soloists, and a large number of services and anthems. He also wrote a setting of the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and the Solemn Melody for organ and orchestra. An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... In Anglican church music, a Service is a musical setting of certain parts of the liturgy, generally for choir with or without organ accompaniment. ... An anthem is a choral composition to an English religious text sung in church services. ... Singing carols: John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together A Christmas carol is a carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, or the winter season in general. ... Philip Brooks, an episcopal priest, was inspired in 1865 when he was visiting the town of Bethlehem. ...