Dr Charles Harry Moody Hon. FRCO (22 March 1874 - 10 May 1965) was a composer and organist based in England.[1]
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| Born | March 22, 1874 Stourbridge |
| Died | May 10, 1965 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Organist |
| Spouse | Mary Grindall Brayton |
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Life edit
He was born in Stourbridge, 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. The marriage produced:
- Barbara Gunhilda Moody (b. 1899)
- Brian Elgar Moody (b. 1902)
- Brenda Moody (b. 1913)
He was appointed CBE[2] and Hon FRCO in 1920.
He was also a lecturer in music at the Diocesan Training College in Ripon from 1902 - 1952.
Appointments edit
- 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
- Conductor of the Halifax Choral Society 1917 - 1922 (John A. Hargreaves: "Every Valley Shall be Exalted, Halifax Choral Society 1818-2018")
Works edit
Books edit
- Church Music
- The Choir Boy in the Making
- Selby Abbey
- Ripon Cathedral
- Fountains Abbey
Compositions edit
- 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 edit
- ^ The Succession of Organists, Watkins Shaw, Clarendon Press. 1991
- ^ "No. 32134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1920. p. 11556.