Charles Wood

Life

Born: 15 June 1866

Died: 12 July 1926

Biography

Charles Wood was born in Vicars’ Hill, Armagh, Ireland. He was a chorister in St. Patrick’s Cathedral and trained at the Cathedral Choir School. He studied organ under T. O. Marks in Armagh (1880-81), and was one of the inaugural class members of the Royal College of Music, studying with Charles Villiers Stanford and Charles Hubert Parry. He studied at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and started teaching there. He taught at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, then took a position as Professor of Music in the University of Cambridge. He was awarded an honorary LLD degree at Leeds in 1904. He is best known for his compositions for the Church and part-songs. His older brother William G. Wood was also an organist and composer.

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List of choral works

Secular works

Partsongs for Mixed Voices

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 Music, when soft voices die (SATB) Nights of music Wanderer's Night Song

Partsongs for Treble Voices

• Music, when soft voices die

Art songs

• Jack and Joan

Songs not yet added

Unison Songs

She will not drink the blood red wine The Onset The Holly and Ivy Girl From Kookoorookoo Boats Sail on the River What is Pink? Mix a Pancake

As they did, you know when-a! The Dream of Home The Fairy Queen of May The Yule Log I have a clock

From Kikiriki All the bells were ringing An emerald is as green as grass Lie abed, sleepy head Angels at the Foot The Virgin's Cradle Hymn Trees A Song of the Sea

Two-Part Songs

When Young Leaves are Springing Who is Sylvia? A Visit from the Sea The Sword Osme's Song from "Sylvia" That Voice (Irish Folk Song) Lucy Ashton's Song. Canon I

The Best of Rooms. Canon II To Music. Canon III The Primrose. Canon IV The Ride of the Witch. Canon V A Spirit Song. Canon VIII What the Birds Say. Canon IX Gypsy Song

Gypsy Benediction I have Twelve Oxen The Peaceful Western Wind The Summer Winds No Surrender! Together Courage My Dove

Three-Part Songs

Thick is the Darkness (Echo) Good Precepts. Canon VII

To Music Bent To Welcome in the Year

The Blossom

Four-Part Songs

The Willow Tree (SSAA) Cowslips for her Covering. Canon VI (SSAA) Time (SATB) Awake! Awake! (SATB)

True Love's the Gift (SATB) Sunlight all Golden (SSAA) Love, what wilt thou? (SATB) Follow, Follow (SATB)

Come Lasses and Lads (Air with Variations) (SATB) Wassail (SATB)

Male Voices (TTBB) Songs

O Breathe not his name Song of Innisfail I've a secret to tell thee

Lochinvar (Air with Variations) (SATB) Night closed around The Russian Lover

Hob a derry danno In merry mood The Girl I left behind me

Cantatas

• Eden Spirits (For Female Voices
• Lochinvar (Air with Variations) (SATB)

Sacred works

Anthems and introits

Bow down thine ear Expectans expectavi Father, all-holy Glory and honour God omnipotent reigneth Great Lord of Lords Haec dies Hail, gladdening Light How dazzling fair

I will arise Jesu, the very thought is sweet Never weather-beaten sail O King most high O Lord that seest from yon starry height O most merciful O Thou sweetest Source O Thou, the central orb Oculi omnium

Oculi omnium II Once He came in blessing Out of the deep Precamini felicitatem Sing, my tongue Tis the Day of Resurrection True love's the gift Twas in the year that King Uzziah died View me, Lord

Anthems not yet added

The Burning Babe I will call upon God

In Exitu Israel Summer ended

Sunlight all Golden The Burning Babe

Carols

Blessed be that Maid Marie Deck the halls An Easter Carol Gaudete quia vobis

King Jesus hath a garden Mit Freuden zart O for a lay! (Easter Carol) Once, as I remember (Traditional)

This joyful Eastertide (Anonymous) A virgin most pure (Traditional)

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

Benedictus in A flat Evening Service in C Major Evening Service in C Minor Evening Service in D Major Evening Service in E Flat Major, number 1 Evening Service in E Flat Major, number 2

Evening Service in E Major Evening Service in E Minor Evening Service in F Major Evening Service in F Minor – A Flat Major Evening service in G a 3 Evening Service in G a 8

Evening Service, Tone VI – V Jubilate in A flat Magnificat and Nunc dimittis founded on an old Scotch chant Nunc dimittis in B flat Te Deum in C minor

• Evening Service in A flat (U)
• Evening Service, Tone IV/I

Other sacred works

Communion Service in C minor Communion Service in the Ionian Mode

Missa Portae Honoris Short Communion Service in the Phrygian Mode

Arrangements by Charles Wood

• Ding Dong! Merrily on high (Traditional)
• Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary (Traditional)

Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)

• Evening Service, Tone VI – V
• Evening Service in F Minor – A Flat Major

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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

External links

• Works by Charles Wood in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
• Biography on the Contemporary Music Centre
• Guild Music article