Charles Wood
Charles Wood was a composer, teacher, pedagogue, music arranger and organist (1866–1926). He was born at Armagh and died at Cambridge.
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Formation and teaching
Charles Wood studied at Royal College of Music, Selwyn College and Gonville and Caius College. He trained under Charles Villiers Stanford.
As a teacher, Charles Wood is recorded in connection with Elizabeth Maconchy. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Identity
What the record establishes about Charles Wood.
December Afternoon is dated 1940, published 1941 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1982.1531). MusicBrainz establishes this heading under the identifier 24f26980-b7c3-4971-8c97-6a1134066db3. Charles Wood is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. American Gothic is dated 1930 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1930.934). Midnight Alarm is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1982.1566). Family Doctor is dated 1940 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1962.316).
Fertility is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1991.672). Loch Vale is dated 1927 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2000.307). Charles Wood is recorded as composer, teacher, pedagogue, music arranger and organist. Charles Robert Darwin. Wood engraving. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago records 7 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 668 objects associated with this heading.
Wood, Charles H. is dated 1915-1917 and held by Wellcome Collection. Open Library catalogues 26 works under this name.
Works and catalogued output
What Charles Wood produced.
The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 6 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 7 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 26 works under this heading.
Catalogued works
40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1871 to 1940.
Ding Dong Merrily on High. Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D. Although at Yule it bloweth cool. As I went to Bethlehem. Babe Jesu, hear our ditty. Action for Libel. Two hundredth anniversary of the organization of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. 'H'. Getting the Help You Need at a Difficult Time. Walk on the Trace. Clifton Bledsoe Cates, 1893-1970. The electrical and thermoelectric properties of silver telluride and silver selenide. Historical sermon in commemoration of the one hundred and sixtieth anniversary of the Second Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. How to Survive in Staffordshire. Bats and Belters. Another Somerset Century. Exmoor Amour. Bats, Pads and Cider. Bats, Pads and Gladiators. Surviving Another Somerset Year. Charles Wood's Somerset Quiz Book. How to Survive in Somerset. Turkey and the War. Interactions Between Retroviruses and Herpesviruses. Hail, gladdening Light. Drawing at the Circus. How to draw portraits. The Story of Cat and Rat. The Birds of Swan Point Cemetary. Dingo. American Gothic, dated 1930, oil on beaver board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1930.934. Loch Vale, dated 1927, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2000.307. December Afternoon, dated 1940, published 1941, lithograph on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1982.1531. Family Doctor, dated 1940, lithograph on off-white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1962.316. Fertility, dated 1939, lithograph on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.672. Midnight Alarm, dated 1939, lithograph on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1982.1566. Wood, Charles H., dated 1915-1917, held by Wellcome Collection. Charles Robert Darwin. Wood engraving., held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Charles Wheatstone. Wood engraving., held by Wellcome Collection. Charles Robert Darwin. Wood engraving, 1871., dated 1871, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 668 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Wood, Charles, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Wood, Charles (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002. Wood, Charles (1866–1926), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Irwin, Lord, (James Charles Wood) (born 24 Aug. 1977), Who's Who, 2007.
Digitised editions and texts
1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.
Wood - MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT GROUPS IN (1976) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 5 catalogued release groups (MusicBrainz). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 9 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 9 means 9 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Charles Wood studied at Royal College of Music, Selwyn College and Gonville and Caius College. training under Charles Villiers Stanford is recorded. Elizabeth Maconchy is recorded as having studied under Charles Wood. the recorded working language is English.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera.
Chronology
- 1866Charles Wood born at Armagh.
- 1915Wood, Charles H. is dated 1915-1917 and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1926Charles Wood died at Cambridge.
- 1927Loch Vale is dated 1927 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2000.307).
- 1930American Gothic is dated 1930 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1930.934).
- 1939Midnight Alarm is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1982.1566).
- 1939Fertility is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1991.672).
- 1940December Afternoon is dated 1940, published 1941 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1982.1531).
- 1940Family Doctor is dated 1940 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1962.316).
- 1976Wood - MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT GROUPS IN (1976) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 1976Wood - MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT GROUPS IN digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Irwin, Lord, (James Charles Wood) (born 24 Aug. 1977), Who's Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
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Open Library author record for Charles Wood (Internet Archive), 26 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 4.
Wood, Charles (1866–1926), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
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Wood, Sir (Charles) Edgar, (1877–8 March 1941), Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 8.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 55 articles naming Charles Wood.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 118807838, Halifax, Charles Wood.
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Consult the source - 10.
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500229581, Charles Wood & Associates.
authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute
Consult the source - 11.
Internet Archive, 27 digitised items catalogued under Charles Wood as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 12.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Charles Wood.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 13.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 668 works naming Charles Wood.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 14.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q246913: Charles Wood
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source
Plates
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Marble bust of Archbishop Robert Knox by Joseph Whitehead on an arch, surrounded by multiple memorial plaques. Inscription: “The Most Rev. Robert Knox , D.D., born 1808, Bishop of Down and Connor and Dromore 1849, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland 1886, died Oct. 23 1893.” Other plaques in clockwise order starting with the upper right plaque: “1845 – 1916. To the honoured memory of T
Andreas F. Borchert · Self-photographed · CC BY-SA 4.0
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28,519 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Charles Villiers StanfordPerson
- Charles Wakefield CadmanPerson
- Charles WinningerPerson
- Charles WolcottPerson
- Charles WuorinenPerson
- Charles-Alexis ChauvetPerson
- Charles-Henri PlantadePerson
- Charles-Hubert GervaisPerson
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