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'''Richard Woodward''' the younger (c.1743/44 – 22 November 1777) was an Irish composer and organist, probably of English birth.▼
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▲'''Richard Woodward''' the younger (c.1743/44 – 22 November 1777) was an [[Kingdom of Ireland|Irish]] [[composer]] and [[organist]], probably of [[England|English]] birth.
 
==Biography==
Woodward was probably born in Salisbury and became a choirboy of [[Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin|Christ Church Cathedral]], [[Dublin, Ireland|Dublin]], in 1751, following the appointment of his father (of the same name) from Salisbury to the Dublin cathedral choir as a lay vicar choral.<ref>Barra Boydell: "Woodward, Richard (the younger)", in: ''The Encyclopaedia of Music n Ireland'', ed. H. White & B. Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 1073.</ref> In 1764 Woodward was awarded a gold medal by the [[Hibernian Catch Club]] (which has been referred to as the oldest surviving musical society in Europe) for his canon ''Let the Words of My Mouth'', which is inscribed on his memorial at Christ Church Cathedral. In 1771, [[Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College]] conferred upon him the degree of [[Doctor of Music|MusD]]. He had several students, including British composer [[Harriet Wainwright]].
 
At the age of 22, in 1765, Woodward was appointed organist at Christ Church Cathedral as successor to George Walsh and [[Lay clerk|choral vicar]] at St Patrick's Cathedral. His memorial records that he was "Preceptor to the Children of the two Choirs, Dublin."<ref>[http://www.melrosemusic.ie/composers.htm#Woodward Richard Woodward] accessed on 27 Jan 2013</ref> He died in Dublin aged 33.
 
==Music==
Woodward was a composer of [[sacredAnglican church music]]. His folio of [[Glee (music)|glees]] and [[anthem]]s formed the first collection of cathedral music published by an Irish composer.<ref>Eithne Donnelly: ''Richard Woodward. A Study of his Life and Music'', MA thesis, NUI Maynooth (1998).</ref> Woodward's compositions include [[Anglican chant]]s, a service in B flat and seven anthems. Numerous works are contained in a folio of cathedral music, Opus 3, dedicated to [[Arthur Smyth|Archbishop Smyth]], which was printed by Peter Welcker of [[London, England|London]] in 1771. "Although Woodward's output is modest, it establishes him as one of the foremost Irish cathedral composers of the eighteenth century."<ref>Boydell (2013), as cited above.</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 12 April 2024

Richard Woodward
Born1743
Died22 November, 1777 (aged 33–34)
OccupationComposer
InstrumentOrgan

Richard Woodward the younger (c.1743/44 – 22 November 1777) was an Irish composer and organist, probably of English birth.

Biography

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Woodward was probably born in Salisbury and became a choirboy of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, in 1751, following the appointment of his father (of the same name) from Salisbury to the Dublin cathedral choir as a lay vicar choral.[1] In 1764 Woodward was awarded a gold medal by the Hibernian Catch Club (which has been referred to as the oldest surviving musical society in Europe) for his canon Let the Words of My Mouth, which is inscribed on his memorial at Christ Church Cathedral. In 1771, Trinity College conferred upon him the degree of MusD. He had several students, including British composer Harriet Wainwright.

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

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Woodward was a composer of Anglican church music. His folio of glees and anthems formed the first collection of cathedral music published by an Irish composer.[3] Woodward's compositions include Anglican chants, a service in B flat and seven anthems. Numerous works are contained in a folio of cathedral music, Opus 3, dedicated to Archbishop Smyth, which was printed by Peter Welcker 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

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  1. ^ Barra Boydell: "Woodward, Richard (the younger)", in: The Encyclopaedia of Music n Ireland, ed. H. White & B. Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 1073.
  2. ^ Richard Woodward accessed on 27 Jan 2013
  3. ^ Eithne Donnelly: Richard Woodward. A Study of his Life and Music, MA thesis, NUI Maynooth (1998).
  4. ^ Boydell (2013), as cited above.
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