Charles Wood (composer)

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Charles Wood

Charles Wood (born June 15, 1866 in Armagh , † July 12, 1926 in Cambridge ) was an Irish composer.

Wood studied at the Royal College of Music with Charles Villiers Stanford and at Cambridge University , where he received his doctorate in 1894. He then became assistant to Stanford at the Royal College of Music, which he succeeded after his death in 1924 as professor of harmony and counterpoint. He also worked as an organist like his brother William Wood (1859–1895).

In 1904 Wood was one of the founders of the Irish Folk Song Society in London . Many of his songs were based on Irish folk music. He also wrote chamber music works and was best known for his church music. He set several Magnificat and Nunc dimittis to music for the Anglican Evening Prayer , for example Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (1898), wrote sixteen preludes for organ in 1912 and a St Mark Passion in 1920 . Among his students are well-known musicians such as Herbert Howells , Sir Arthur Bliss , Sir Thomas Beecham and Ralph Vaughan Williams and the musicologist Edward Dent .

literature

  • Ian Copley: The music of Charles Wood: a critical study. Thames Publishing, London 1978, ISBN 0-905210-07-7 .
  • Ian Copley: Charles Wood, 1886-1926. In: Musical Times , Vol. 107 (1966) No. 1480, pp. 489-492.
  • Charles Wood. In: Musical Times , Vol. 67 (1926) No. 1002, pp. 696-697.
  • Axel Klein:  Wood, Charles. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, supplement for both parts. Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7618-1139-9  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  • Margaret Hayes Nosek: Wood: A Personal Memoir. In: Musical Times , Vol. 107 (1966) No. 1480, pp. 492-493.

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personal data
SURNAME Wood, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Armagh
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1926
Place of death Cambridge