CYNWRIG BENCERDD (15th century), harpist
Name: Cynwrig Bencerdd
Gender: Male
Occupation: harpist
Area of activity: Eisteddfod; Music; Performing Arts
Author: Robert David Griffith
Gender: Male
Occupation: harpist
Area of activity: Eisteddfod; Music; Performing Arts
Author: Robert David Griffith
of Holywell, Flintshire. He was the chief musician in the Carmarthen eisteddfod of 1451. The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales contains 'Dechrau Caniad Cynwrig Bencerdd.'
Author
- Robert David Griffith, (1877 - 1958)
- M. O. Jones, Bywgraffiaeth Cerddorion Cymreig (1890)
- R. Griffith, Llyfr Cerdd Dannau (Caernarfon 1913)
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20732719
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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