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Name
  
Charles Moody


Role
  
Composer

Charles Harry Moody

Books
  
Fountains Abbey and Fountains Hall

Dr. Charles Harry Moody Hon. FRCO (22 March 1874 - 10 May 1965) was a composer and organist based in England.

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Life

He was born in Stourbridge on 22 March 1874, the son of Charles Moody (1825 – 1893) and Lydia Glover (b. 1829)

He studied organ under T. Westlake Morgan at Bangor Cathedral.

He married Mary Grindall Brayton in 1899 in Wigan. The marriage produced:

  • Barbara Gunhilda Moody (b. 1900)
  • Brian Elgar Moody (b. 1902)
  • An other

    • He was appointed CBE and Hon FRCO in 1920.

    He was also a lecturer in music at the Diocesan Training College in Ripon from 1902 - 1952.

    Appointments

  • Organist of St. Michael's College, Tenbury
  • Assistant organist of Wells Cathedral 1894 - 1895
  • Organist at All Saints' Church, Wigan 1895 - 1899
  • Organist at Holy Trinity Church, Coventry 1899 - 1902
  • Organist at Ripon Cathedral 1902 - 1954

    • Publications

    He was the author of:

  • Church Music
  • The Choir Boy in the Making
  • Selby Abbey
  • Ripon Cathedral
  • Fountains Abbey

    • Compositions

    He composed:

  • Anthem: Before the ending of the day

    • References

    Charles Harry Moody Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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