Richard Woodward (organist)
Richard Woodward | |
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| Born | 1743 |
| Died | 22 November, 1777 (aged 33–34) |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Organ |
Richard Woodward the younger (c.1743/44 – 22 November 1777) was an Irish composer and organist, probably of English birth.
Biography
Woodward was probably born in Salisbury and became a choirboy of
Trinity College conferred upon him the degree of MusD. He had several students, including British composer Harriet Wainwright
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At the age of 22, in 1765, Woodward was appointed organist at Christ Church Cathedral as successor to George Walsh and choral vicar at St Patrick's Cathedral. His memorial records that he was "Preceptor to the Children of the two Choirs, Dublin."[2] He died in Dublin aged 33.
Music
Woodward was a composer of
London in 1771. "Although Woodward's output is modest, it establishes him as one of the foremost Irish cathedral composers of the eighteenth century."[4]
References
- ^ Barra Boydell: "Woodward, Richard (the younger)", in: The Encyclopaedia of Music n Ireland, ed. H. White & B. Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 1073.
- ^ Richard Woodward accessed on 27 Jan 2013
- ^ Eithne Donnelly: Richard Woodward. A Study of his Life and Music, MA thesis, NUI Maynooth (1998).
- ^ Boydell (2013), as cited above.
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