James Corfe
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Life
Born: 1713
Died: c.1765
Biography
Tenor and organist. He was a chorister at Salisbury Cathedral from 1722 to 1729. He sang in Handel's operas and oratorios from c1733 to 1744 and in Messiah in Bath on 17 May 1755. He became organist at the Portuguese Embassy Chapel.
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List of choral works
- Come Damon, leave thy sadness
- Come shepherds, swains
- Fill me a bowl
- The Power of Music
- Those are slaves that heap up mountains
- 'Tis love and harmony
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Publications
Twelve English songs with their symphonies (op.1), c.1740,
Six English songs for two and three voices (op.2), c.1745
A Collection of songs for one two and three voices (op. 3), c.1745
External links
- Works by James Corfe in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
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