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David Briggs

English organist and composer

David John Briggs (born 1 November 1962) is an English organist and composer.

He started his career as a cathedral organist as Assistant Organist at Hereford Cathedral before becoming the organist of Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals. Heavily influenced by Jean Langlais and Pierre Cochereau, Briggs is regarded as one of the world's finest improvisors, and now works as a concert organist. He is also a composer of choral and organ music and has transcribed many orchestral works for solo organ, as well as many of Cochereau's recorded improvisations. His daughter is the composer Kerensa Briggs.

Read more about this composer on Wikipedia.

Works

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  • God Be in My Head
  • Hail, Gladdening Light
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: I. Veni Creator
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: II. Rorate Caeli desuper
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: III. Ave Maria
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: IV. Adeste fidelis
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: IX. Pange lingua
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: V. Hodie Christus natus est
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: VI. Puer natus est nobis
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: VII. Omnes de Saba venient
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: VIII. Attende Domine
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: X. Ecce lignum crucis
  • Le Tombeau de Duruflé: XI. Christus vincit
  • Requiem: Pie Jesu
  • Set Me as a Seal
  • Sortie on "In Dulci Jubilo"
  • St Davids Service: I. Jubilate Deo
  • St Davids Service: II. Te Deum
  • St. David's Service
  • Surrexit Dominus
  • The Trinity College Fauxbourdon Service
  • The Trinity College Fauxbourdon Service: I. Magnificat
  • The Trinity College Fauxbourdon Service: II. Nunc dimittis
  • Ubi caritas et amor
  • Vexilla regis