John Morgan Lloyd (19 August 1880 – 30 June 1960) was a

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musician and minor composer. As a composer, he is best known for his

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tunes, including "Pro Nostris Liberis", and was a representative of Wales on the committee for the 1927 revision of the ''Church Hymnary''. He was born at

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in the Rhondda Valley, the son of a men's outfitter. His family were founder members of Penuel Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church, in High Street,

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, where they lived from 1889; he was playing the

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in the chapel at an early age. He became a pupil at

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, and after leaving school worked as his father's assistant. Already in demand as an accompanist, he became accompanist to the Royal Welsh Choir in 1900, and was afterwards selected to study under the composer David Evans at University College, Cardiff. He subsequently became organist of Trinity English Presbyterian Church, Barry. Military service during the

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interrupted his musical career, and he eventually gained his B.Mus. and D.Mus. degrees from

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, in 1928. At Trinity, he was taught by

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(whose other pupils included Michael Tippett and

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); he was also taught by Arthur Eaglefield Hull He became a lecturer at Cardiff and later succeeded his one-time teacher, David Evans, as professor there. His pupils included Grace Williams, David Wynne and Alun Hoddinott. A John Morgan Lloyd Scholarship is awarded in his name to students of composition; recipients have included Steven Berryman. His

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"Arthur yn cyfodi" ("The awakening of Arthur") was written in 1931 to a lyric by R. Silyn Roberts; the better-known composer

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produced a setting of the poem which is better known. His hymn tunes included "Colwinstone", "Porthkerry", "Nadolig" and "Benediction". He died in Barry, aged 79, and is buried in Merthyr Dyfan cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, John Morgan 1880 births 1960 deaths Welsh classical composers Welsh male classical composers Welsh classical organists Welsh Methodist hymnwriters 20th-century British male musicians