Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MILLS, HENRY (1757 - 1820), a pioneer in Welsh congregational singing found scope in the musical society founded at Bethel in 1834, with the object of raising the standard of congregational singing, and meeting on Sundays, with a week-night class of instruction in the rudiments of music attended by sixty to seventy young people. Mills composed several anthems and hymn-tunes, one of which, ' Hosannah,' retained its place in later collections.
MILLS, RICHARD (Rhydderch Hael; 1809 - 1844), musician newspaper, which he edited till his death, and where, too, he conducted a very successful choir. He composed a good deal of music - anthems, hymn-tunes, and songs - and arranged many hymn-tunes. His hymn-tune ' Arweiniad ' is well known. He died 18 May 1903, and was buried in Rhosllannerchrugog cemetery.
MORGAN, ALFRED PHILLIPS (1857 - 1942), musician and singing (baritone) at eisteddfodau. He was appointed conductor of Builth Choral Society, and the choir won prizes at the national eisteddfod held at Liverpool, 1897, and at Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1898, and also at other important eisteddfodau. He composed music for the ' Te Deum ', and ' The Lord's Prayer '. His tunes ' Treflys ' and ' Dyfed ' became popular, whilst his tune ' Cefn-bedd-Llewelyn
MORGAN, EVAN (Llew Madog; 1846 - 1920), musician Born 27 March 1846 in Tyn-dre, Morfa Bychan, near Portmadoc. He learnt the trade of a furniture-maker. He began to take an interest in music when he was quite young and as he possessed a good voice he soon became well-known as a singer in the districts around Portmadoc. He was also a fairly good poet. He composed several hymn-tunes, winning the prize four times for such compositions in the
MORRIS, LEWIS (Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn; 1701 - 1765), poet and scholar a poet, for his penillion in praise of Merioneth. For all that, the older cynghanedd poetry was nearest to his heart (he composed a cywydd as early as 1720), and his chief contribution to Welsh literature lay in his success (and that of his 'school') in reviving that type of verse. His interest in the older technique involved an interest in the Welsh language itself and in Welsh antiquities. In
MORUS DWYFECH (fl. c. 1523-1590), a poet bardic itineraries to Gwynedd, he addressed poems to members of most of the landed families, including those of Cefnamwlch, Clenennau, Ystumcegid, Talhenbont, Plas-du, Glyn Dwyfech, Castellmarch, Llwyndyrys, Bodfel, Glynllifon, Trefeilir, and Gwydir. He also composed poetry (cywyddau and englynion) on various other themes including religious poems, satires, poems addressed to a maiden, one to his own
MORUS GETHIN (fl. c. 1525), poet At least two examples of his work remain in manuscripts. They are elegies to Tudur Aled, and Gruffudd Rhydderch of Tregayan. Two elegiac englynion composed by Morus Dwyfech on the poet's death are also preserved.
NANNEY family Nannau, . 1370-1400), was cousin to Meurig Fychan, author of the famous elegy to Lleucu Llwyd. Gruffydd Llwyd sang the praises of two sons of Meurig Fychan (end of the 14th century); Guto'r Glyn likewise composed an elegy to Meurig Fychan II (period of Henry VI), and a cywydd to thank his son David for the gift of a horse; the polished Wiliam Llŷn adds a panegyric to Gruffydd Nannau (days of Henry VIII
NICHOLAS, JOHN MORGAN (1895 - 1963), musician also conducted the choir at the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in 1958. After his return to Cardiff he became organist and choirmaster at Pembroke Terrace Calvinistic Methodist chapel, where his cousin, Morgan R. Mainwaring, was minister. He composed works in many forms, a large number of which remain unpublished. His chorus for male choirs, 'Ysbryd yw Duw' and his song, 'Y Dieithryn
NICHOLAS, THOMAS EVAN (Niclas y Glais; 1879 - 1971), poet, minister of religion and advocate for the Communist Party . Nicholas was educated locally at Hermon school and left to work at the Swan Inn and a grocer's shop but this came to a sudden end when the lad composed a poem satirising the priest of Eglwswrw during the campaign for the disestablishment of the Anglican church in Wales. He left the Preseli area to work in Treherbert, Glamorganshire, but a year later he decided to prepare to enter the ministry. He
NOVELLO, IVOR (1893 - 1951), composer, playwright, stage and film actor choral scholarship to Magdalen College School, Oxford, when he was 10 years old. He soon became a soloist with the college choir but never sang in public after his voice broke at the age of 16. He returned home as a piano teacher and accompanist at his mother's concerts but left for London a year later where he continued as her accompanist and composed ballads. In 1913 he moved to 11 Aldwych where he
OLIVER, JOHN (1838 - 1866), poet developed an acquaintance with English and German literature in particular, he was compelled by ill-health to abandon his plan of proceeding to Glasgow University. Thereafter, in failing health, he preached occasionally, composed poetry, mainly in Welsh, and gave private tuition to a small number of pupils. He died 24 June, 1866, and was buried on 28 June in Llanfynydd churchyard. His collected works were

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