Edward Harold Davies
Edward Harold Davies, generally referred to as E. Harold Davies) (18 July 1867 — 1 July 1947) was professor of music at the University of Adelaide, Principal of the Elder Conservatorium, and brother of Sir Walford Davies. Harold was the third of four sons of John Whitridge Davies of Oswestry on the English-Welsh border. He emigrated to Australia in 1886, returned to England in 1890 where he was appointed organist at the Chapel Royal, then returned to Australia where he founded the South Australia Orchestra (later to become the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra) and played a leading role in the teaching and examination of music.
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Edward Harold Davies
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- Born
- 1867
- Died
- 1947
- Nationality
- Australia · United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- organist · conductor · musicologist · musician
- Fields
- classical music
- Languages
- English
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Edward Harold Davies, generally referred to as E. Harold Davies) (18 July 1867 — 1 July 1947) was professor of music at the University of Adelaide, Principal of the Elder Conservatorium, and brother of Sir Walford Davies. Harold was the third of four sons of John Whitridge Davies of Oswestry on the English-Welsh border. He emigrated to Australia in 1886, returned to England in 1890 where he was appointed organist at the Chapel Royal, then returned to Australia where he founded the South Australia Orchestra (later to become the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra) and played a leading role in the teaching and examination of music.
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Born in 1867, died in 1947.
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Pictured here in Adelaide in 1896, Edward Harold Davies (generally referred to as E. Harold Davies) (18 July 1867 — 1 July 1947) was professor of music at the University of Adelaide, Principal of the Elder Conservatorium, and brother of Sir Walford Davies.
Mr E. Harold Davies, Mus. Bac. in Music: a monthly journal devoted to the interests of the art and trade in South Australia via Trove
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- 1.Australian National University, Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Davies, Edward Harold (1867 - 1947).
- 2.Adelaidean -- Great name in music not lost with time. News from the University of Adelaide. November 2006.
- 3.Brown, Robert. History of Scholarships and Prizes. Music Teachers’ Association of South Australia.
- 4.National Library of Australia. Digital Collections - Music - More Information.
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- Colles, H. C. Walford Davies, 1942
- biography at Australian Dictionary of Biography
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