Biography of charles wood
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Charles Wood (composer)
Irish composer (1866–1926)
Charles Wood | |
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| Born | (1866-06-22)22 June 1866 Armagh, Ireland, UK |
| Died | 12 July 1926(1926-07-12) (aged 60) Cambridge, England, UK |
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| Spouse | Charlotte Wills-Sandford |
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.
Biography of charles wood
He is primarily remembered and performed as an Anglican church music composer, but he also wrote songs and chamber music, particularly for string quartet.
Early life and education
Born in Vicars' Hill in the Cathedral precincts of Armagh, Ireland, Charles was the fifth child and third son of Charles Wood Sr.
and Jemima Wood. The boy was a treble chorister in the choir of the nearby St. Patrick's Cathedral (Church of Ireland). His father sang tenor as a stipendiary 'Gentleman' or 'Lay Vicar Ch