Charles Wood
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Life
Born: 15 June 1866
Died: 12 July 1926
Biography
Wood studied organ under T. O. Marks in Armagh (1880-81), and at the Royal College of Music (RCM) (1883-87). He taught at the RCM beginning in 1888, then went on to Selwyn College in Cambridge. He was an Organ Scholar at Gonville and Caius College (1898-94) (BA & MusB 1890, MA & MusD 1894). He was awarded an honorary LLD degree at Leeds in 1904, was a university lecturer on harmony in 1897, and became a Professor in 1924. (From Cyber Hymnal)
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List of choral works
Secular works
- As the moon’s soft splendour
- Blow, blow, thou winter wind
- A Century's Penultimate
- Come, sleep
- Fain would I change that note
- Full fathom five
- Hark! hark! the soft bugle
- The Hemlock Tree
- How sweet the moonlight
- Jack and Joan
- Music, when soft voices die
- Nights of music
- Wanderer's Night Song
Anthems and introits
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Carols
Hymns
- Christ, who knows all his sheep
- Day of glory
- Make Thee Ready, as Best Thou Art Able
Hymn Tunes
- Branle de l'official
- Iris
- Petersen
- Rangoon
Canticles
- Evening Service in A flat (U)
- Evening Service, Tone IV/I
- Jubilate in A flat
Other sacred works
- Communion Service in C minor
- Communion Service in the Ionian Mode
- Missa Portae Honoris
- Oculi omnium II
- Short Communion Service in the Phrygian Mode
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Publications
- The Cowley Carol Book, 1901-1919 (co-editor with George Woodward)
- Songs of Syon, 1904-1910 (co-editor with George Woodward)
- The Cambridge Carol Book (co-editor with George Woodward)
- An Italian Carol Book (London: The Faith Press, Ltd. 1920) (co-editor with George Woodward)
- Passion According to St. Mark, 1921