Joseph Cox Bridge (1853–1929) was an English organist and composer.

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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

Notes

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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External links

• 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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