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Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin, Ireland.

Died: March 29, 1924, London, England.

Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England.

 Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Son of a lawyer, Stanford attended Cambridge in 1870; he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1874. He studied in Leipzig and Berlin, Germany, 1874-1876, and earned his master’s degree in 1877. He was organist at Trinity College 1873-1882, and composed and conducted musical societies. In 1883, he became the first professor of composition and orchestra at the Royal College of Music. From 1885-1902, he conducted the London Bach Choir. From 1887-1924, he taught at Cambridge University. From 1901-1910, he conducted the Leeds Festival. He was knighted in 1902.

In addition to a body of church and chamber music, Villiers’ works include:

  • Piano Suite op. 2, 1875
  • Piano Toccata op. 3, 1875
  • Music for Tennyson’s Queen Mary in London, 1876
  • The Veiled Prophet of Khorossan, an opera, 1877
  • Irish Symphony op. 28, 1887
  • Shamus O’Brien, an opera, 1896
  • Pages from an Unwritten Diary, 1914
  • Musical Composition, 1911

Music:

  1. Airedale
  2. Geronimo
  3. St. Patrick’s Breastplate
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