Composer
Wood, Charles
Irish composer
1866–1926
1 work in the index
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1926
- Birthplace
- Armagh
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Charles Wood (15 June 1866 – 12 July 1926) was an Irish composer and teacher; his students included Ralph Vaughan Williams at Cambridge and Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music. He is primarily remembered and performed as an Anglican church music composer, but he also wrote songs and chamber music, particularly for string quartet.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; teacher; pedagogue; music arranger; music teacher; organist
- Teachers
- Charles Villiers Stanford
- Instruments played
- organ
- Genres
- opera
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 7575789
- ISNI
- 0000000120204199
- GND ID
- 122168941
- Library of Congress ID
- n79101532
- MusicBrainz ID
- 24f26980-b7c3-4971-8c97-6a1134066db3
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, violin
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melody in G | — | — | — | Piano, violin | — | — |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 7575789. Portrait: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.