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
Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The ...
, Worcestershire on 22 March 1874, the son of Charles Moody (1825 – 1893) and Lydia Glover (1829-1904)
He studied organ under T. Westlake Morgan at
Bangor Cathedral.
He married Mary Grindall Brayton in 1899 in
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington t ...
. The marriage produced:
*Barbara Gunhilda Moody (b. 1899)
*Brian Elgar Moody (b. 1902)
*Brenda Moody (b. 1913)
He was appointed CBE
and Hon FRCO in 1920.
He was also a lecturer in music at the Diocesan Training College in
Ripon
Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...
from 1902 - 1952.
Appointments
*Organist of
St. Michael's College, Tenbury
*Assistant organist of
Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built as a ...
1894 - 1895
*Organist at
All Saints' Church, Wigan
All Saints' Church in Wallgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, is an Anglican parish church. It is in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the Diocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List f ...
1895 - 1899
*Organist at
Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, is a parish church of the Church of England in Coventry City Centre, West Midlands, England.
Above the chancel arch is an impressive Doom wall-painting.
History
The church dates from the 12th century and is t ...
1899 - 1902
*Organist at
Ripon Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Founded as a monastery by monks of the Irish tradition in the 660s, i ...
1902 - 1954
*Conductor of the Halifax Choral Society 1917 - 1922 (John A. Hargreaves: "Every Valley Shall be Exalted, Halifax Choral Society 1818-2018")
Works
Books
*Church Music
*The Choir Boy in the Making
*Selby Abbey
*Ripon Cathedral
*Fountains Abbey
Compositions
*Communion Service in B flat
*Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D minor
*Anthem: Before the ending of the day
*Anthem: Except The Lord Keep The House
*Hymn: O Spirit Of Our God
References
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1874 births
1965 deaths
English organists
British male organists
English composers
People from Stourbridge