Person    | Male  Born 30/9/1852  Died 29/3/1924

Sir Charles Stanford

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: Ireland

Composer, music teacher, and conductor. Born Dublin as Charles Villiers Stanford. Appointed Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music in 1883, a position he held for the rest of his life. Died at his London home.

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