“David Of The White Rock”
Sir, —I have just read, In a novel, “Luciell heard the turn of the tide like the chord of David of the White Rock.” Who wrote this? .What is this strange music—Yours, etc., ESTELL REEVE.
August 12, 1967. [“David of the White Rock” is a Welsh air, composed by the bard, David Owen. On his deathbed, Owen woke from a trance in which he believed he heard the melody in heaven. Owen was bom in 1729 and was well known as a harpist The melody was played at his funeral at his request The words were written later by Sir Walter Scott The “white rock” refers to the house Owen lived in.—Ed., “The Press.”]
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31449, 16 August 1967, Page 16
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