Charles Cudworth
Born(1908-10-30)30 October 1908
Cambridge, England
Died26 December 1977(1977-12-26) (aged 69)
Cambridge, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationLibrarian

Cyril "Charles" Leonard Elwell Cudworth (30 October 1908 – 26 December 1977) was a British musicologist, librarian, and librettist.

Life

Born in Cambridge as the second son of David Cudworth, Cudworth was known as “Charles”. Encouraged in his musical studies by Edward J. Dent, he became Assistant Librarian of the Music Section at Cambridge University Library from 1943 to 1946. Three years later, he was appointed Librarian of the Pendlebury Library of Music later becoming Curator in 1957 and holding this post until he retired. In 1958, he was awarded an Honorary MA degree by the University Cambridge. He was also a founder Member of the International Association of Music Libraries.[1][2][3]

Cudworth's musicological interests focussed on eighteenth century English music and he was an authority on the English symphony, keyboard concerto and Handel. He established that ‘Purcell's Trumpet Voluntary’ was by Jeremiah Clarke.[4] He was also a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. In addition, he was also interested in local history, architecture, poetry and was librettist for several works by his friend Patrick Hadley.[5][2][3]

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References

  1. ^ "Cudworth, Cyril Leonard Elwell [Charles] (1908–1977), music librarian and musicologist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50277. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 2021-06-07. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ a b Hogwood, C.; Luckett, R. (1983). Music in eighteenth-century England: essays in memory of Charles Cudworth. Cambridge.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Sadie, Stanley (2001). "Cudworth, Charles". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06933. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  4. ^ Cudworth, C. (1953). "Some New Facts about the Trumpet Voluntary". Musical Times. 94 (1327): 401–3. doi:10.2307/933069. JSTOR 933069.
  5. ^ "Cudworth, Cyril Leonard Elwell [Charles] (1908–1977), music librarian and musicologist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50277. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 2021-06-07. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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