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Joseph Cox Bridge (1853–1929) was an English organist and composer.
Biography
He was born at Rochester, Kent, studied under John Hopkins, and from 1871 to 1876 was organist of Exeter College, Oxford. In 1877 he became organist of Chester Cathedral. There he revived the Chester triennial festival.In 1908, he was appointed Professor of Music at Durham University. [1]
Works
His works include an oratorio, Daniel (1885); a Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, in C, for voice and orchestra (1879); and considerable organ-music, anthems, and part-songs.
Anthems
- Be joyful in God
Cantata
- Resurgam
Part-songs
- Come, lasses and lads
- Joan to the maypole
- The Cheshire Cheese
Incidental music
- Dramatised Scenes from "The Pilgrim's Progress," by E.A. Rudd (published in 1912)
Masses
- Requiem for soloists, chorus and orchestra (published by Ricordi in 1900) [2]
Instrumental music
Notes
- ^ "[No title]|1908-03-19|The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ OCLC 1100905200
- ^ OCLC 498640082
- ^ OCLC 1061660529
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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External links
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Works by or about
Joseph Cox Bridge at
Wikisource - Free scores by Joseph Cox Bridge at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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