Romantic · Irish

Charles Villiers Stanford

1852 to 1924

English Romantic

Repertoire in dialogue

Portrait of Charles Villiers Stanford
Charles Villiers Stanford, photographie de W. & D. Downey, 1894
Image: W. & D. Downey, Wikimedia Commons, domaine public

Born in Dublin and educated at Cambridge and then in Leipzig and Berlin, Stanford became organist of Trinity College, Cambridge while still an undergraduate and in 1882 was one of the founding professors of the Royal College of Music, where he taught composition for the rest of his life. He left five organ sonatas and many shorter organ pieces.

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The repertoire

Works in the project’s repertoire

4 works, 3 of them available to listen to.

Repertoire in dialogue

This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.

The sources

Digitised collections

Early editions and manuscripts containing works by this composer, digitised by libraries and available in full.

  • Title page of Sonata Britannica, no. 3 in D minor, op. 152

    Sonata Britannica, no. 3 in D minor, op. 152

    London, Stainer & Bell, 1918

    Copy: University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Library, via Internet Archive

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