Joseph Cox Bridge

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

Danses sclave, piano duets^[3]
Various original compositions and arrangements for organ^[4]

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). "Bridge, Joseph Cox" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

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