John Cooper (composer)
John Cooper (* approx. 1570; † 1626 in London ), who called himself John Coprario in his manuscripts and publications without exception and is cited by contemporaries and now sometimes as "Giovanni Coperario", was an English musician.
Life
John Cooper was a great composer who is gamb and lute is. Due to his name change, it is often assumed that he traveled to Italy, but there is no evidence of this. Cooper served at the court of King Charles I , who he may have given music lessons before his accession to the throne. Henry and William Lawes are also among his students .
Cooper's works include (viol) fantasies, suites and other compositions for viols and violins, as well as two collections of songs, Funeral Teares (1606) and Songs of Mourning: Bewailing the Untimely Death of Prince Henry (1613). He is also the author of a composition guide Rules how to Compose . In addition, funeral chants and psalms, some dance songs ( Villanelles ) and a number of Fancies (instrumental arrangements of sacred music) have come down to us. With the latter in particular, he exerted a certain influence on the development of the trio sonata .
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by John Cooper (composer) in the International Music Score Library Project
- John Cooper on hoasm.org
- Aeolion Consort: Notes
Individual evidence
- ^ Konrad Ragossnig : Handbook of the guitar and lute. Schott, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-7957-2329-9 , p. 41.
- ^ Richard Charteris, John Coprario: The Two-, Three- and Four-Part Consort Music , Fretwork Editions, ISBN 0-9517524-0-5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cooper, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coperario, Giovanni; Coprario, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1570 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1626 |
| Place of death | London |