About Cora S. Briggs
Lived 1859 – 1935 (aged 76). Cora S. Briggs was an American composer.
Cora Skillings Briggs (13 May 1859, South Paris, Maine – 12 December 1935 ) was an American composer and organist. She studied harmony with Stephen A. Emery and piano and organ with Hermann Kotzschmar and E. W. Hanscom; performed as the organist for the First Congregational Church of her birthplace for forty-eight years. She wrote around eighty sacred Christian songs, the most famous one being Hold Thou My Hand. Her husband, George A. Briggs was a vocalist.
List of compositions Some of the compositions are stored in Christopher A. Reynolds Collection of Women’s Song.
Hold Thou My hand Song of Confidence What Would You Say, Dear?
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Who was Cora S. Briggs?
American organist & composer
When was Cora S. Briggs born?
Cora S. Briggs was born on 13 May 1859 in South Paris.
When did Cora S. Briggs die?
Cora S. Briggs died on 12 December 1935.
What was Cora S. Briggs's occupation?
Cora S. Briggs was a composer.
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Cora S. Briggs was American.
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