Charles Harry Moody
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BornMarch 22, 1874
Stourbridge
DiedMay 10, 1965 (aged 91)
OccupationOrganist
SpouseMary Grindall Brayton
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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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Dr Charles Harry Moody Hon. FRCO (22 March 1874 – 10 May 1965) was a composer and organist based in England.[1]
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 to 1952.
