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CORFE.
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Salisbury Cathedral, 1792-1804. He died at
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Salisbury, September, 1820.
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Works. — A Treati.se on Singing, explaining
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in the most simple manner all the Rules for
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learning to Sing by Note without the assist-
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ance of an Instrument, with some Observa-
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tions on Vocal Music, London, fob, 1791,
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another ed., 1801 ; Thorough-bass Simplified,
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London, n.d. Beauties of Handel, being 154
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songs, duetts, and trios witli accompaniment
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for pf., .3 vols., n.d. • Beauties of Purcell,
for pf., .3 vols., n.d. Beauties of Purcell,
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2 vols., n.d. ; First Set of 12 Glees, n.d. ;
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Second Set of 12 Glees; Third Set of 12 Glees,
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in score for 3 and 4 voices, from melodies of
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Sacchini, Paisiello, Haydn, Pleyel, Storace,
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etc. Sacred Music, consisting of a selection
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of the most admired pieces, adapted to some
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of the choicest music of Jomelli, Pergolesi,
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Perez, Martini, Biretti, etc., 2 vols., Salisbury,
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n.d. ; Three Collections of Scottish Songs ;
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Anthems ; Nine Vocal Trios, harmonized,
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London, n.d.
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Corfe, Arthur Thomas 102-L-23
Corfe, Arthur Thomas, composer, or-
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ganist, and writer, son of above, was born at
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Salisbury, April 9, 1773. Chorister in West-
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minster Abbey, 1782. He studied under Dr.
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Cooke and Clementi. Organist and choir-
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master of Salisbury Cathedral, 1804. He died
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at Salisbury, January 28, 1863. Buried in
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Salisbury Cathedral.
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Works. — Anthems ; Church Services ; Pf .
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music. The Principles of Harmony and Tho-
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rough-Bass explained, London, n.d. Songs;
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Glees, etc. Anthems adapted from Mozart, etc.
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Corfe, Charles William 102-L-35
Corfe, Charles William, organist and
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composer, son of the above, born at Salisbury,
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July 13, 1814. Studied under bis father, etc.
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Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
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December, 1846. Mus. Bac, Oxon., March,
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1847. Conductor of the Oxford University
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Motett and Madrigal Society, 1848. Mus.
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Doc, Oxon., Juno, 1852. Choragus of the
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University of Oxford, 1860. He died at Ox-
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ford, December 16, 1883.
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Works. — Vocal music, as songs, part-songs;
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Anthems.
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Corkine, William 102-L-47
Corkine, William, lute player and com-
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poser, was born in the latter part of the 16th
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century, and died in the first part of the 17th
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century.
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Works. — Ayres to Sing and Play to the
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Lute and Basse Violl, with Pavins, Galliards,
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Almaines, and Corantos for the Lyra Violl,
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1610 ; the Second Booke of Ayres, some to
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sing and play to the Base violl aloiie, etc., 1612.
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Cornish, William, English poet and
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Cornish, William 102-L-56
musician, flourished about 1500. He wrote a
Cornish, William, English poet and
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" Parable between Information and Musike,"
musician, flourished about 1500. He wrote a
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a poem, which will be found in Hawkins.
" Parable between Information and Musike,"
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He was a member of the Cha]3el Royal choir,
a poem, which will be found in Hawkins.
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and died 1526. His compositions exist in
He was a member of the Cha]3el Royal choir,
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MS. His son William was also a composer.
and died 1526. His compositions exist in
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Cornwall, Channon, pianist and com-
MS. His son William was also a composer.
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Cornwall, Channon 102-L-63
Cornwall, Channon, pianist and com-

COSYN.
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poser, born at Aberdeen, in 1845. He was
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organist of St. John's Episcopal Church,
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Glasgow, and in 1880 he became accompanist
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to the Glasgow Choral Union. Composer of
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some part-songs, etc. He was drowned in the
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Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow, May 4, 1885.
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Corri, Montague 102-R-7
Corri, Montague, second son of Dominico
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Corri (Rome, 1746, London, 1825), was born
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at Edinburgh in 1784. He studied under his
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father, Winter, and Steibelt, and became
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composer to the Surrey and Astley's Theatres,
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London. In 1816-17 he was chorus-master
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to the English Opera House. Afterwards, he
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resided successively at Edinburgh, Newcastle,
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Manchester, and Liverpool. He died at
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London, September 19, 1849. His brother,
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Haydn, was born at Edinburgh, in 1785, and.
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resided chiefly in Dublin as a conductor and
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teacher. He died at Dublin, February 19,
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1860. His wife (born 1800; died 1867), was
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an operatic singer. His sister, Sophie (born
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at Edinburgh, 1775; died ?), was a singer
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and harp player. She married J. L. Dussek
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(1761-1812), the composer. Frances, or
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Fanny Corri, a mezzo-soprano vocalist, was
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a daughter of Dominico Corri's brother Natale
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(1765-1822), and was born at Edinburgh in
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1801. She studied under her father, and
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Braham, and first appeared at the King's
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Theatre, London. Afterwards, she appeared
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in Germany, Italy, Spain, and Rus.sia, and in
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1821 she married Signor Paltoni. Her sister
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Ros.\LiE (born 1803), was also a singer, who
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appeared in London from 1820. Other mem-
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bers of this musical family were Eugene
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Dussek (1815 ; February 4, 1870), a bass
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vocalist, who married Annie TniRLWALii.
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(1830; London, October 19, 1881), a soprano
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singer; Henry (1822; Philadelphia, February
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28, 1888) a bass singer, son of Haydn the
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elder; Patrick Anthony (born Dublin, 1820;
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died Bradford, June 1, 1876), a singer, con-
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ductor, and composer, another son of Haydn
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the elder ; and Haydn, Junr. (born in 1842 ;
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died December 19, 1877), a baritone singer.
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Costeley, William 102-R-46
Costeley, William, Scottish composer,
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was born in 1531. He settled in France as
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organist to Henry 11. and Charles IX. He
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was a naember of the society known as ' ' Puy
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de musique a honneur de Ste. Cecile." He
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died at Evreux in 1606. His works consist of
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songs in Le Roy's Collections of Chansons, etc.,
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and a treatise entitled "Musique," Paris, 1579.
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Cosyn, Benjamin 102-R-54
Cosyn, Benjamin, composer for, and per-
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former on, the Virginals, who flourished in
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first part of 17th century. He wrote music
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of a difficult and complicated style for his
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instrument, and was one of the best per-
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formers of his day.
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Cosyn, John 102-R-60
Cosyn, John, composer, probably a rela-
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tion of above. Wrote " Musicke of six and
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five parts made upon the common tunes used
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in singing of the Psalms," 1585.


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