Henry Wood
Sign in to saveAlso known as Henry Joseph Wood, Henry J. Wood, Sir Henry Wood
English conductor (1869–1944)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 190
Top works
- Medieval Tamworth / by Henry Wood
- De puris natura atque formatione
- Borough by prescription
- orville college boys
- East Lynne (Collins' Illustrated Pocket Classics)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1947-06-01
Discography
- I’ve Got My Own Album to Do1974
- Now Look1975
- Gimme Some Neck1979
- 12341981
- Slide on This1992
- Not for Beginners2001
- I Feel Like Playing2010
- Just One Kiss2021
- Blue Christmas2021
- Fearless: EP2025
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 747
- Total plays
- 4,999
Tags
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wood Henry Joseph Wood, CH (3 March 1869 – 19 August 1944) was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introducing hundreds of new works to British audiences. After his death, the concerts were officially renamed in his honour as the "Henry Wood Promenade Concerts", although they continued to be generally referred to as "the Proms". <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Family name
- Wood
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Hertfordshire
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Music
- Employer
- Royal Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Walter Cecil Macfarren
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Henry Wood (1869–1944) b.1908.jpg
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- Commons category
- Henry Joseph Wood
- date of birth
- 1869-03-03
- date of death
- 1944-08-19
- pseudonym
- Paul Klenovsky
- P12749
- Sebastian Franck
- name in native language
- Henry Wood
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Henry Wood, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
