Background
Richards was born in Hall Street, Carmarthen, his father being organist at Street Peter"s Church in the town and an organiser of local musical events.
Richards was born in Hall Street, Carmarthen, his father being organist at Street Peter"s Church in the town and an organiser of local musical events.
Royal Academy of Music.
As a result, he received the patronage of the Duke of Newcastle. This enabled him to study at the Royal Academy of Music. After completing his studies, he went to Paris where he became a pupil of Frédéric Chopin.
lieutenant was in Paris that his first major work, the Overture in F Minor, was performed.
He taught piano at the Royal Academy of Music, becoming one of the Academy"s directors and instigating its regional system of examinations. Richards" most famous work is the song, "God Bless the Prince of Wales" (1862), written in honour of the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.
75. Although not Welsh-speaking, he was a patron of the National Eisteddfod of Wales and gave encouragement to Welsh music students.
He used the bardic name "Pencerdd Towy", and supported Lady Llanover in her efforts to popularise the triple harp. Brinley Richards died at his home in Kensington, London, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery.