| Genre Categories | Anthems; Religious works; For 4 voices, organ; |
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| Work Title | Anthem Fuddugol Ddirwestol |
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| Alternative. Title | Yr Anthem Fuddugol, am y gwobr o £20, a gynygiwyd gan Bwyllgor Cymanfa Ddirwestol Morganwg: cyfansoddedig, gyda chyfseiniadaeth i'r organ neu'r harmonium, gan John Owen, (Owen Alaw,) Caerlleon. Y geiriau gan Eben Vardd, gyda rhydd-gyfieithiad i'r Saesonaeg gan Erfyl. ... D.S., Y mae Music yr Anthem yn gyfatebol i'r geiriau yn dechreu Bur wreichionen eddi fry. The Successful Anthem, for the prize of £20, offered by the Glamorganshire Musical Temperance Association composed, with accompaniments for the organ or harmonium, by John Owen, (Owain Alaw), Chester. The words by Eben Vardd, with a free translation into English by Erfyl. ... N.B., The Music of the Anthem may be easily adapted to the words Vital spark of heav'nly flame. |
| Composer | Owen, John |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IJO 1 |
| Text Incipit | Och! annuwiol feddwol fyw / Oh! ungodly drunken state Alternate text: Vital spark of heav'nly flame / Byw wreichionen - elfen ne' |
| Librettist | Eben Vardd; English text by "Erfyl" Alternate English text by Alexander Pope (1688–1744); unknown Welsh translator. |
| Language | Welsh, English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB), organ (or harmonium) |
