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British Musical Biography: A Dictionary of Musical Artists, Authors and …, 1897
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3Brian, see BRYNE (A.)
4Briant, Rowland, organist. Pupil of R.A.M., also associate and professor of the organ there. F.C.O. Organist successively of Eccleston Square Church; Westbourne Park Chapel; and New Court Chapel, Tollington Park. Conductor of various choral societies. Composer of Hear my prayer; Praise ye the Lord; Come unto me; Come now, and let us reason together; and other anthems.
6Bridge, Frederick Albert, organist, vocalist, lecturer and writer; born in London, 1841. Choirmaster and solo bass, St. Andrew's Undershaft; Organist, St. Martin's, Ludgate, 1878-8; Choirmaster, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 1878-82; of St. John's, Lewisham. Commenced his Musical Monologue Lecture Entertainment in 1872. Conductor of St. John's Choral Society, Lewisham, 1885-91; and of the North West London Musical and Dramatic Society. Author of A Brief history of Mr. Henry Leslie's choir (London, 1880). Married, in 1863, Miss ELIZABETH STIRLING (q.v.)
8Bridge, John Frederick, composer, organist, and didactic writer, born at Oldbury, Worcestershire, December 5, 1844. [His father, John Bridge, was for many years a lay-clerk at Rochester Cathedral, and an original member of the Choir Benevolent Fund. He died at Chester, September 1, 1893]. Entered Rochester Cathedral as a chorister in 1850, and after being taught for some time by his father, was articled to J. Hopkins, studying later with (Sir) John Goss. F.R.C.O., 1867; Mus. Bac., 1868; Mus. D., Oxford, 1874. Was appointed organist of Trinity Church, Windsor, 1865; Manchester Cathedral, 1869; Professor of harmony at Owen's College, 1872; permanent deputy organist at Westminster Abbey, 1875, and, after the death of James Turle (1882), organist and master of the choristers. Conductor of the Highbury Philharmonic Society, 1878-86, and of the Western Madrigal Society. Examiner in Music, Oxford University, 1885, and in London University, 1891; Vice-President, Trinity College, London, 1891. Appointed Gresham Professor of Music, May, 1890, the scope and variety of the "Gresham Lectures" being greatly extended by him. He became conductor of the Royal Choral Society in succession to Sir Joseph Barnby in 1896. During his tenure of office at Westminster Abbey he has had some very important functions to discharge. He arranged all the music and composed a special anthem ("Blessed be the Lord") for the celebration of the Queen's Jubilee, June 21, 1887; receiving the thanks of Her Majesty, and the Silver Jubilee Medal. Other notable musical arrangements were those for the funeral of Lord Tennyson (October 12, 1892), and the Purcell Commemoration (November 21, 1895). Dr. Bridge is Professor of Harmony and Counterpoint, R.C.M.; Hon. R.A.M., and a member of the Philharmonic Society. He has lectured on musical subjects in Birmingham and other places.
10WORKS.—Mount Moriah, oratorio (1874); Boadicea, cantata (Highbury Phil. Soc., May 31, 1880); Hymn to the Creator (Highbury, 1888; Worcester Festival, 1884); Rock of Ages (Mr. Gladstone's Latin translation, Birmingham Festival, 1885); Callirhoë, cantata, Birmingham, 1888; The Repentance of Nineveh, dramatic oratorio (book by Joseph Bennett, Worcester Festival, 1890); The Lord's Prayer (from Dante's Purgatorio, translated by Rev. E. H. Plumpton, Gloucester, 1892); The Cradle of Christ (Stabat Mater Speciosa, Hereford, 1894); choral ballads, The Festival (men's voices); The Inchcape bell. Church services, anthems, etc. Editor of Westminster Abbey Chant Book; Songs from Shakespeare. Part-songs. Concert overture, Morte d' Arthur (Birmingham, 1886); Minuet and trio, orchestra; Sonata in D, organ, etc. Author of Primer on Counterpoint, Double Counterpoint, Organ accompaniment, and Musical Gestures and Rudiments in Rhymes (Novello).
12Bridge, Joseph Cox, composer and organist, brother of the preceding, born at Rochester, August 16, 1858. Received his musical training at the Cathedral, where he became assistant organist; afterwards acting in a similar capacity to his brother at Manchester Cathedral. In 1871 he was appointed organist of Exeter College, Oxford. Graduated B.A., 1875; Mus. B., 1876; M.A., 1878; and Mus. D., Oxford, 1884. F.C.O., 1879. Appointed Organist of Chester Cathedral, 1877, he has been Conductor of the Triennial Festivals there since their re-establishment in 1879. For some years, from 1887, he was Conductor of the Bradford Festival Choral Society, His compositions include several works produced at the Chester Festivals: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for voices, orchestra, and organ (1879); Oratorio, "Daniel" (1885); Cantata, Rudel (1891); and a Symphony in F, orchestra (1894). He has also composed an operetta, "The Belle of the Area"; an anthem for Harvest Festivals; some pieces for pf.; songs; also transcriptions for the organ.
14Bridgeman, Charles, organist, was born at Hertford, August 20, 1778. Studied the organ under J. Cubitt Pring, and violin under François Cramer. In 1823 he founded the Hertford Musical Society, and for many years was teacher of music at Christ's Hospital, Hertford. He was organist of Hertford Parish Church for the long period of 81 years. Died at Hertford, August 3, 1873.
16Bridgeman, John Vipon, musician and writer, born in 1819. He was for upwards of
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