Thorough Bass Simplified, or The Whole Theory & Practice of Thorough Bass - Corfe, Joseph 1741-1820 (London Preston, 1805)
Born and died in Salisbury, Joseph Corfe (1741-1820) spent much of his life at the cathedral as a chorister, and as organist (1792 - 1804). In 1783 he was appointed a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal and sang in the Handel commemmoration in the following year. He published a volume of church music comprising a service and eleven anthems, three sets of glees, and this Treatise on Thorough Bass which was used well into the nineteenth century.
laid open to the meanest capacity, exemplified by short & easy rules tending to explain the nature & origin of all the chords and figures used in this science, with exercises applicable to each rule extracted from the compositions of Handel, Corelli, Geminiani, Tartini, Sacchini &c. &c.
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Basso continuo; Music theory; Music education; London (United Kingdom)