Born: December 5, 1844, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. Died: March 18, 1924, London, England. Buried: Wallakirk, Glass Parish (near Huntly), Aberdeenshire, Scotland. |
A composer and conductor, Bridge was a chorister as a boy; and served as organist at Rochester Cathedral; Manchester Cathedral (1869-75); Professor of Harmony at Owens College, Manchester (1872-5); and deputy organist at Westminster Abbey (1875-82). He was knighted in 1897.
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