Charles Godfrey (bandmaster)
Charles Godfrey (November 22, 1790, Kingston-upon-Thames – December 12, 1863, London) was an English bandmaster, drummer and bassoonist, and the founder member of an extensive musical family.[1]
He began his career as a drummer in the band of the 1st Royal Surrey Militia. From 1813 he played in the band of the Coldstream Guards as a bassoonist.[2] He was appointed director of this band in 1825.[3] He served in that position until 1834 when he was discharged from military duty, but continued to direct the group as a civilian musician.[4] In 1831 Godfrey was appointed musician-in-ordinary to King William IV. He was editor of the first English publication devoted to military music, Jullien’s Military Journal.[2]
His son Fred Godfrey succeeded him as director of the Coldstream Guards band in 1863.[5] His other son was the bandmaster Dan Godfrey who was the father of the bandmaster and Bournemouth conductor Daniel Eyers Godfrey.[6]
Musical family
- Charles Godfrey (1790–1863)
- Daniel Godfrey (1831–1903), bandmaster, Grenadier Guards
- Daniel Eyers Godfrey (1868–1939), conductor, founder of the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra
- Dan Godfrey III (1893–1935), BBC Manchester (1920s), first full-time conductor of the BBC Wireless Orchestra
- Daniel Eyers Godfrey (1868–1939), conductor, founder of the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra
- Fred Godfrey (1837–1882), bandmaster, Coldstream Guards
- Charles Godfrey II. (1839–1919), bandmaster, Royal Horse Guards
- Charles George Godfrey (1866–1935), composer, bandmaster, musical director of spa resorts, Buxton, Scarborough
- Arthur Eugene Godfrey (1868–1939), organist, composer, musical director of the Shaftesbury Theatre
- Herbert A Godfrey (1870–1952), bandmaster, Christ's Hospital, Crystal Palace Military Band
- Winnie Godfrey, pianist, studied Royal College of Music, 1890s
- Rosie Godfrey, singer, pianist, studied Royal College of Music, 1890s
- Daniel Godfrey (1831–1903), bandmaster, Grenadier Guards
References
- ^ Philip Scowcroft. A Sixth Garland of British Light Music
- ^ a b Stephen Lloyd. Sir Dan Godfrey: Champion of British Composers (1995), p. 13
- ^ James Duff Brown, Stephen Samuel Stratton. British Musical Biography, (1897), p. 166
- ^ E. D. Mackerness (2001). "Godfrey, Charles(i)". Godfrey, Charles (I). Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000380881. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ E. D. Mackerness (2001). "Godfrey, (Adolphus) Fred(erick)". Godfrey, (Adolphus) Fred(erick). Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000380883. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ E. D. Mackerness (2001). "Godfrey, Dan(iel)(i)". Godfrey, Dan(iel) (I). Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000380882. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.