Edmund Hooper
Edmund Hooper (born around 1553 in North Halberton near Tiverton ; died July 14, 1621 in London ) was an English organist and composer . He was appointed Master of the Choristers in Westminster Abbey in 1588 , from 1604 he was a member of the Chapel Royal , since 1615 joint organist of the Chapel Royal, together with Orlando Gibbons . Some of his works are preserved in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book ( Alman , Corranto ). His Well-spring of bounty, God of fear is included in the Early English Church Music series , the Allemande ( Alman ) in A major in the English, Dutch and Spanish Masters of the 16th-18th centuries. Century by Old Masters of Piano Music ( Edition Peters ).
See also
- Westminster Abbey Choir School (English)
- Organist and master of the choristers (English)
literature
- Robert Evans: Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. 1997 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- William H. Husk: Hooper, Edmond. In: George Grove (Ed.): A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 1900, p. 746 ( online at Wikisource ).
- Peter Le Huray, SL: Hooper, Edmund. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 9 (Himmel - Kelz). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2003, ISBN 3-7618-1119-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- The Whole Booke of Psalmes (= Publications of the Musical Antiquarian Society. Volume 11). Chappell, London undated [1843] ( limited preview in Google book search)
Web links
- John Morehen: Hooper, Edmund. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- John Morehen: Hooper, Edmund. In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- Sheet music and audio files by Edmund Hooper in the International Music Score Library Project
- O Thou God Almighty on YouTube
References and footnotes
- ↑ DNB
- ↑ Partial view
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hooper, Edmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1553 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Halberton |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1621 |
| Place of death | London |