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COBB.
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some ten years, from 1874 ; and Chairman of
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the University Board of Musical Studies for
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fifteen years, from 1877. His compositions
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are very numerous, although, from the claims
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of his official work at the University, it was
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many years before he was able to devote his
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attention to creative art.
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Works. — Psalm 62, for soli, chorus, and
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orchestra, composed for the Festival of the
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North-Eastern Choir Association, Ripon Cathe-
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dral, 1892. Seven Church services, including
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a full Morning, Communion, and Evening
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Service in C major, for men's voices, composed
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(by request) for the use of the Choir of St.
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George's Chapel, Windsor. Motet, Sttrge II-
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luminare (Leslie's Choir, March, 1887); Seven
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anthems. Prize Glee (four voices), A Message
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to Phyllis ; Prize IMadrigal (six voices), Sleep-
to Phyllis ; Prize Madrigal (six voices), Sleep-
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ing Beauty, etc. Six Songs (W. Fergusson) ;
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Lieder und Gesange (six songs) ; Three English
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Ballads ; Three Sacred Songs ; Barrack Room
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Ballads (Rudyard Kipling) ; Song and Silence,
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with horn obligate, and many other songs.
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Quintet in C, op. 22, pf. and strings ; Suite,
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violin and pf. ; Suite, Voices of the Sea,
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pf., etc., etc.
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Cobb, Richard 95-L-27
Cobb, Richard, English composer and
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organist during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Was organist to Charles I., and composed
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some vocal music. " Smiths are good fel-
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lows," a catch, is by him.
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Cobb, Richard Barker 95-L-32
Cobb, Richard Barker, baritone vocalist,
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known by the nom de theatre of Richard
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Temple, made his debut in opera at the Crystal
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Palace, 1872. Toured in the Gilbert and Sulli-
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van operas, 1879 ; sang at the Savoy Theatre in
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" Princess Ida" and " The Mikado," 1884-5 ;
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gave performances of opera in Italian at the
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Gaiety Theatre, May, 1886, himself taking
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the title-part in " Rigoletto ;" revived Gou-
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nod's " The Mock Doctor " at the Grand
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Theatre, London, 1890 ; and sang at the Olym-
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pic Theatre, under Signor Lago's manage-
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ment, October, 1892. He turned to the music
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halls early in that year, and appeared at the
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Trocadero ; sang again in the concert-room,
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1893 ; and recited in Mendelssohn's " Athalie "
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at the Queen's Hall, November 13, 1895.
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Cobbold, William 95-L-49
Cobbold, William, composer, born in
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Parish of St. Andrew, Norwich, January 5,
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1559-60. In 1599 he became organist of Nor-
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wich Cathedral, but in 1608 he became a
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singing man, while the post of organist was
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held by Wm. Inglott. He died at Beccles in
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Suffolk, November 7, 16.39, and was buried in
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the south aisle of the Parish Church, where a
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stone marks his grave.
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He contributed to Este's "Whole Book of
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Psalms," 1592, and wrote the madrigal, " With
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wreaths of rose and laurel " in the "Triumphs
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of Oriana." Some of his works remain in
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MS., and an anthem, "In Bethlehem town,"
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appears in Clifford's Services, 1663,

COLBORNE.
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Cochran, John 95-R-1
Cochran, John, musician, who issued "A
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Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes . . . with
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Anthems." Dublin, 1811, two editions.
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Cock, Arthur 95-R-4
Cock, Arthur, organist and composer of
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the 16th century. He was organist of Exeter
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Cathedral, and in 1593 he graduated Mus.
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Bac, Oxford.
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Cogan, Philip 95-R-8
Cogan, Philip, composer, organist, and
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pianist, born at Cork in 1750[Doncaster 1757 ?].
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Chorister and choirman of Cathedral of St.
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Finn Barre, Cork. Stipendiary of Christ
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Church, Dublin, 1772. He died in 1834.
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Works. — Anthems, various ; Six sonatas
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for pf. and violin, op. 2, 1788; Sonatas for pf.,
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op. 4 ; Concerto in E flat for 2 violins, viola,
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'cello, 2 flutes, and 2 horns, op. 6, 1792 ; Son-
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atas for pf. (Clementi), op. 8 ; Harpsichord
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Lessons ; Songs.
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Coggins, Joseph 95-R-19
Coggins, Joseph, composer and pianist,
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was born in 1780. He studied under J. W.
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Callcott. Teacher of pf. in London, where he
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died, in first half of present century.
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Works. — The IMusical Assistant, containing
Works. — The Musical Assistant, containing
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all that is truly useful to the theory and prac-
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tice of the pianoforte, London, 1815 ; Com-
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panion to the Musical Assistant, containing
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all that is truly useful to the theory and
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practice of the pianoforte, also a complete
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dictionary, London, 8vo, 1824 ; Admired
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Hymns .... adapted for the use of schools,
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2 parts ; Pf. music, fantasias, etc. ; Songs ;
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Complete instructions for the flute, according
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to Drouet's system, London, 1830.
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Coghlan, J. P 95-R-34
Coghlan, J. P., author of " An essay on
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the Church plain-chant," London, 1782.
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Colbeck, William Robert 95-R-36
Colbeck, William Robert, organist and
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conductor, iDorn at Bebington, Cheshire, 1852.
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Studied under Dr. French Flowers, and F.
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W. Hird. Began his career as an organist
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at the age of eleven, at Gamston Parish
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Church, Notts. ; afterwards appointed to St.
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Peter's, Morley, Leeds ; St. Mathias, Burley,
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Leeds, 1869 ; and, in 1876, to the Parish
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Church, Folkestone. Later in that year (1876),
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he left for British Guiana, being appointed to
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St. Philip's, Georgetown. This appointment
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he still holds, together with that of organist
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of the Town Hall, from its opening in 1891.
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His organ recitals are popular, and an im-
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portant feature in the season's music. He
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was conductor for twelve years of the Musical
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Society, now defunct ; and is president and
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conductor of the recently formed Orchestral
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Society. He composed a march for the open-
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ing of the Town Hall organ, Georgetown (1891);
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and has published some pf. pieces, and songs
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(including a prize song in Cassell's Magazine,
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1884).
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Colborne, Langdon 95-R-59
Colborne, Langdon, organist and com-
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poser, born at Hackney, London, September
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15, 1837. Studied under George Cooper. Or-
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ganist of St. Michael's College, Tenbury, 1860.
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Mus. Bac, Cantab., 1864. Mus. Doc, Cantuar,


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