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Frederick William Wadely

Frederick William Wadely OBE FRCO (30 July 1882 - 28 May 1970) was an English organist and composer.

Background

He was born in Kidderminster in 1882, the son of organist William Edward Wadely and Zoe (née Gilbert).

He was trained at the Royal College of Music and was then organ scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge.

He married Ethel Muriel Stokes in 1910. They had three children:

  • Zoe Beatrice Wadely (1912 – 1990)
  • Michael Wadely (1916 – 1999)
  • Beryl Wadely

He was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal School of Church Music in 1947.[1]

Appointments

List of compositions

Church music

  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat - 1904 (unpublished)
  • O whither would ye go? (carol - words by Canon Anthony Deane of Malvern) - Stainer & Bell 1911
  • Give peace in our time - Novello 1914
  • Peace I leave with you - Stainer & Bell 1914
  • The strife is o’er - Stainer & Bell 1916
  • There shall come forth a rod - Novello 1917
  • If ye then be risen with Christ - Novello 1918
  • Three in One and One in Three - Novello 1918
  • Lead us, Heavenly Father - Novello 1919
  • The night was dark (carol - words by H. D. Rawnsley) - Stainer & Bell 1919
  • O Loving Saviour (words by James Walter Brown) - Novello 1920
  • And thou Bethlehem - Novello 1920
  • Praise O praise our God and King - Novello 1925
  • Turn thou us - Novello 1927
  • O God of Wisdom (words by James Walter Brown) - Novello 1928
  • Hail the Babe (carol - words by James Walter Brown) - Stainer & Bell 1928
  • I sing Thy birth - Novello 1930
  • Communion Service in F minor - Novello 1930
  • Bread of Heaven - OUP 1931
  • Our Blest Redeemer (York Diocesan Choral Association) - Novello 1932
  • Communion Service in G (composed by invitation for the RSCM) - Faith Press 1933
  • Hear my crying - Novello 1934
  • Light’s glittering morn - Novello 1936
  • Christ is our cornerstone (chorus and orchestra - composed by invitation for the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy in St Paul’s Cathedral) - Novello 1936
  • That God doth love the world we know - OUP 1937
  • Lord of the Harvest - Faith Press 1937
  • Te Deum in E flat - Novello 1937
  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G - Novello 1938
  • Come, Thou Holy Spirit - Novello 1938
  • I will lift up mine eyes - Novello 1940
  • Morning and Evening Service in A (Te Deum, Jubilate, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) c.1940? (unpublished: hectograph copy of vocal score held in Carlisle Archive Centre ref. DCHA/2/4/11 - organ part is unfortunately missing)
  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E flat - Novello 1941
  • Forth in Thy Name - Novello 1947
  • The Saints of God - Novello 1947
  • Christians, be joyful - Novello 1949
  • At the Lamb’s High Feast we sing - OUP 1949
  • Come, let us join - Novello 1950
  • O Saving Victim - Novello 1950
  • Communion Service in E flat - Novello 1952
  • Christ is risen from the dead - OUP 1952
  • Sing we the Birth - OUP 1956
  • And the Lord said to Solomon - c.1958 (unpublished)
  • There shall be signs in the sun - Novello 1959
  • Cast thy bread upon the waters - Stainer & Bell 1963
  • At least nine Anglican chants

Songs and Partsongs

  • Three Songs from Shelley (The Widow Bird; The World’s Wanderers; To Jane) - unpublished MS (c.1907)
  • A Farewell (Partsong in Canon) - Novello 1909
  • Song of the Bell - Stainer & Bell 1911
  • O for the swords of former time - Stainer & Bell 1913
  • Far among the lonely hills - Curwen 1913
  • The bag of the bee (Partsong in Canon) - Curwen 1915
  • Under the green hedges - Year Book Press 1916
  • The First Swallow - Joseph Williams 1916
  • Hark! ‘tis the breeze - Curwen 1917
  • The Daisy’s Song - Curwen 1919
  • Heaven overarches earth and sea - Curwen 1920
  • Beacons (words by James Walter Brown) - Novello 1920
  • The Rain - Edward Arnold 1920
  • Hymn to Pan - Curwen 1925
  • The Snail - Curwen 1926
  • Life, I know not what thou art - Novello 1929
  • I loved a lass - Novello 1929
  • O mistress mine - Boosey 1929
  • The Two Sisters (chorus and orchestra: later included in the Old English Suite) - Novello 1930
  • Care for thy soul - Novello 1930
  • The Faithless Shepherdess - Year Book Press 1931
  • Love is a sickness - Stainer & Bell 1931
  • The Butterfly - Novello 1933
  • Lo! here, beneath this hallowed shade - Stainer & Bell 1933
  • Who killed Cock Robin? - Stainer & Bell 1934
  • Fain would I change that note - Boosey 1934
  • Birds upward winging (chorus and orchestra - words by T. Dowell) - Boosey 1935
  • The Toy Dragon - OUP 1937
  • The Jackdaw - Novello 1938
  • Beautiful Soup (song from Alice in Wonderland) - Novello 1939
  • Abou Ben Adhem - Novello 1941
  • Old English Suite (chorus and orchestra - inc. The Two Sisters named above) - Novello 1949
  • Oranges and Lemons (SSA Trio arrangement of movement (originally SATB) from the Old English Suite) - Novello 1951
  • Welcome, sweet pleasure - Novello 1951
  • The Lobster Quadrille (from Alice in Wonderland) - Novello 1955
  • Breathes there the man? - Novello 1956
  • Bonnie Gallowa’ (arrangement of a melody by G. F. Hornsby) - Bosworth 1956
  • The Owl and the Pussy cat - Novello 1958
  • The glories of our blood and state - Novello 1963
  • The mouse in the wainscot - Novello 1963
  • In the dark of Christmas Eve (unpublished - date?)

Organ music

  • Three Short and Easy Postludes - Novello 1917
  • Three Short and Easy Postludes - Novello 1922
  • Three Period Pieces - Bosworth 1948
  • Prologue from Carlisle Historical Pageant arranged for organ (1966; unpublished MS)

Large-scale works

  • An Island King (a light opera: book by H. R. Cowell) - 1902 (unpublished)
  • Four songs for contralto with orchestra (The Widow Bird, The Rose Tree, Night Song, Love in a Mist) - unpublished MS (c.1907)
  • Three Shelley Lyrics (Serenade, The Story of Proserpine, To the Night)
  • Three Nursery Rhymes for chorus and orchestra (Old King Cole, Three Blind Mice, Where are you going to my pretty maid)
  • ‘The Merman’ and ‘The Mermaid’ (Tennyson) for chorus and orchestra - c. 1915 (unpublished)
  • ‘John o’ Gaunt’ Overture for orchestra - 1917 (unpublished)
  • The Prodigal Crusader (a light opera: book by J. S. Eagles) 1924 (privately published)
  • Irish Suite for orchestra - 1925 (unpublished)
  • Carlisle Historical Pageant (book by J. S. Eagles) - Novello 1928
  • Alice in Wonderland (a light opera: book adapted by T. Dowell) - 1938 (privately published)
  • A Christmas Carol (book adapted by T. Dowell) - Boosey & Hawkes 1938
  • Pickwick Papers (book adapted by T. Dowell) - 1942 (unpublished)
  • The Holy Birth (a Nativity Play: words written and selected by Cyril Mayne, Dean of Carlisle) - Novello 1947 (some more music, including a setting of the Benedictus, was written for a later production in 1957)
  • Overture (for Carlisle Historical Pageant) for orchestra - 1951 (unpublished)
  • The Progress of Learning (a cantata for the Octocentenary of the City of Carlisle - words by V. J. Dunstan, Headmaster of the Grammar School - unpublished (1958)
  • In praise of music (for chorus and orchestra) - unpublished

Other music

  • Two movements from the Bach Suites arranged for string orchestra - Boosey 1936
  • Miniature Nursery Suite for piano - Curwen 1952
  • Creighton School Song (for the Creighton School, Carlisle) - words by W. T. McIntire, music co-written by F. W. Wadely and A. Neesham

References

  1. ^ RSCM. "RSCM Honorary Awards 1936-2018" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Dictionary of Organs and Organists, 1912

List of compositions compiled from various sources including: British Library catalogue; RSCM Colles Library catalogue; Carlisle Library catalogue; Carlisle Archive Centre catalogue; the Prior’s Tower Archive, Carlisle Cathedral.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Organist of Carlisle Cathedral
1910-1960
Succeeded by
Robert Andrew Seivewright

frederick, william, wadely, frco, july, 1882, 1970, english, organist, composer, contents, background, appointments, list, compositions, church, music, songs, partsongs, organ, music, large, scale, works, other, music, referencesbackground, edithe, born, kidde. Frederick William Wadely OBE FRCO 30 July 1882 28 May 1970 was an English organist and composer Contents 1 Background 2 Appointments 3 List of compositions 3 1 Church music 3 2 Songs and Partsongs 3 3 Organ music 3 4 Large scale works 3 5 Other music 4 ReferencesBackground EditHe was born in Kidderminster in 1882 the son of organist William Edward Wadely and Zoe nee Gilbert He was trained at the Royal College of Music and was then organ scholar at Selwyn College Cambridge He married Ethel Muriel Stokes in 1910 They had three children Zoe Beatrice Wadely 1912 1990 Michael Wadely 1916 1999 Beryl WadelyHe was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal School of Church Music in 1947 1 Appointments EditOrgan scholar at Selwyn College Cambridge 1900 1903 Organist of St Andrew s Church Uxbridge 1903 1904 2 Organist of Malvern Priory 1904 1910 Organist of Carlisle Cathedral 1910 1960List of compositions EditChurch music Edit Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat 1904 unpublished O whither would ye go carol words by Canon Anthony Deane of Malvern Stainer amp Bell 1911 Give peace in our time Novello 1914 Peace I leave with you Stainer amp Bell 1914 The strife is o er Stainer amp Bell 1916 There shall come forth a rod Novello 1917 If ye then be risen with Christ Novello 1918 Three in One and One in Three Novello 1918 Lead us Heavenly Father Novello 1919 The night was dark carol words by H D Rawnsley Stainer amp Bell 1919 O Loving Saviour words by James Walter Brown Novello 1920 And thou Bethlehem Novello 1920 Praise O praise our God and King Novello 1925 Turn thou us Novello 1927 O God of Wisdom words by James Walter Brown Novello 1928 Hail the Babe carol words by James Walter Brown Stainer amp Bell 1928 I sing Thy birth Novello 1930 Communion Service in F minor Novello 1930 Bread of Heaven OUP 1931 Our Blest Redeemer York Diocesan Choral Association Novello 1932 Communion Service in G composed by invitation for the RSCM Faith Press 1933 Hear my crying Novello 1934 Light s glittering morn Novello 1936 Christ is our cornerstone chorus and orchestra composed by invitation for the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy in St Paul s Cathedral Novello 1936 That God doth love the world we know OUP 1937 Lord of the Harvest Faith Press 1937 Te Deum in E flat Novello 1937 Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G Novello 1938 Come Thou Holy Spirit Novello 1938 I will lift up mine eyes Novello 1940 Morning and Evening Service in A Te Deum Jubilate Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis c 1940 unpublished hectograph copy of vocal score held in Carlisle Archive Centre ref DCHA 2 4 11 organ part is unfortunately missing Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E flat Novello 1941 Forth in Thy Name Novello 1947 The Saints of God Novello 1947 Christians be joyful Novello 1949 At the Lamb s High Feast we sing OUP 1949 Come let us join Novello 1950 O Saving Victim Novello 1950 Communion Service in E flat Novello 1952 Christ is risen from the dead OUP 1952 Sing we the Birth OUP 1956 And the Lord said to Solomon c 1958 unpublished There shall be signs in the sun Novello 1959 Cast thy bread upon the waters Stainer amp Bell 1963 At least nine Anglican chantsSongs and Partsongs Edit Three Songs from Shelley The Widow Bird The World s Wanderers To Jane unpublished MS c 1907 A Farewell Partsong in Canon Novello 1909 Song of the Bell Stainer amp Bell 1911 O for the swords of former time Stainer amp Bell 1913 Far among the lonely hills Curwen 1913 The bag of the bee Partsong in Canon Curwen 1915 Under the green hedges Year Book Press 1916 The First Swallow Joseph Williams 1916 Hark tis the breeze Curwen 1917 The Daisy s Song Curwen 1919 Heaven overarches earth and sea Curwen 1920 Beacons words by James Walter Brown Novello 1920 The Rain Edward Arnold 1920 Hymn to Pan Curwen 1925 The Snail Curwen 1926 Life I know not what thou art Novello 1929 I loved a lass Novello 1929 O mistress mine Boosey 1929 The Two Sisters chorus and orchestra later included in the Old English Suite Novello 1930 Care for thy soul Novello 1930 The Faithless Shepherdess Year Book Press 1931 Love is a sickness Stainer amp Bell 1931 The Butterfly Novello 1933 Lo here beneath this hallowed shade Stainer amp Bell 1933 Who killed Cock Robin Stainer amp Bell 1934 Fain would I change that note Boosey 1934 Birds upward winging chorus and orchestra words by T Dowell Boosey 1935 The Toy Dragon OUP 1937 The Jackdaw Novello 1938 Beautiful Soup song from Alice in Wonderland Novello 1939 Abou Ben Adhem Novello 1941 Old English Suite chorus and orchestra inc The Two Sisters named above Novello 1949 Oranges and Lemons SSA Trio arrangement of movement originally SATB from the Old English Suite Novello 1951 Welcome sweet pleasure Novello 1951 The Lobster Quadrille from Alice in Wonderland Novello 1955 Breathes there the man Novello 1956 Bonnie Gallowa arrangement of a melody by G F Hornsby Bosworth 1956 The Owl and the Pussy cat Novello 1958 The glories of our blood and state Novello 1963 The mouse in the wainscot Novello 1963 In the dark of Christmas Eve unpublished date Organ music Edit Three Short and Easy Postludes Novello 1917 Three Short and Easy Postludes Novello 1922 Three Period Pieces Bosworth 1948 Prologue from Carlisle Historical Pageant arranged for organ 1966 unpublished MS Large scale works Edit An Island King a light opera book by H R Cowell 1902 unpublished Four songs for contralto with orchestra The Widow Bird The Rose Tree Night Song Love in a Mist unpublished MS c 1907 Three Shelley Lyrics Serenade The Story of Proserpine To the Night Three Nursery Rhymes for chorus and orchestra Old King Cole Three Blind Mice Where are you going to my pretty maid The Merman and The Mermaid Tennyson for chorus and orchestra c 1915 unpublished John o Gaunt Overture for orchestra 1917 unpublished The Prodigal Crusader a light opera book by J S Eagles 1924 privately published Irish Suite for orchestra 1925 unpublished Carlisle Historical Pageant book by J S Eagles Novello 1928 Alice in Wonderland a light opera book adapted by T Dowell 1938 privately published A Christmas Carol book adapted by T Dowell Boosey amp Hawkes 1938 Pickwick Papers book adapted by T Dowell 1942 unpublished The Holy Birth a Nativity Play words written and selected by Cyril Mayne Dean of Carlisle Novello 1947 some more music including a setting of the Benedictus was written for a later production in 1957 Overture for Carlisle Historical Pageant for orchestra 1951 unpublished The Progress of Learning a cantata for the Octocentenary of the City of Carlisle words by V J Dunstan Headmaster of the Grammar School unpublished 1958 In praise of music for chorus and orchestra unpublishedOther music Edit Two movements from the Bach Suites arranged for string orchestra Boosey 1936 Miniature Nursery Suite for piano Curwen 1952 Creighton School Song for the Creighton School Carlisle words by W T McIntire music co written by F W Wadely and A NeeshamReferences Edit RSCM RSCM Honorary Awards 1936 2018 PDF a 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