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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor.

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−	'''Sir Charles Villiers Stanford''' (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor. Born to a well-off and highly musical family in [[Dublin]], Stanford was educated at the [[University of Cambridge]] before studying music in [[University of Music and Theatre Leipzig\|Leipzig]] and Berlin. He was instrumental in raising the status of the [[Cambridge University Musical Society]], attracting international stars to perform with it.	+	'''Sir Charles Villiers Stanford''' (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor.