John Cooper (c. 1570 – 1626), also known as Giovanni Coprario or Coperario, was an Englishcomposer, viol player and lutenist.
He changed his name in the early 17th century. It is often said he did this after a visit to Italy, though there is no evidence he had been to the country. From 1622 he served and may have taught the Prince of Wales, for whom he continued to work upon his succession as Charles I. His longtime patron was Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, for whom he taught William Lawes.
Among Cooper's works are fantasias, suites and other works for viols and violins, and two collections of songs, Funeral Teares (1606) and Songs of Mourning: Bewailing the Untimely Death of Prince Henry (1613). He also penned the treatise on composition, Rules how to Compose.
According to Ernst Meyer, Cooper was a Londoner who italianized his name as Italian music and musicians became more fashionable, and spent much of his life as a musician in the royal court.
Ninety-six fantasias in between three and six voices, most of them in two Oxford and Royal College of Music collections, were known to exist by Cooper (as of 1946). Meyer also notes that most of Cooper's five and six part fantasias are mainly transcriptions, or imitations, of his madrigals, but that his fantasias for three or four instrumental parts are, formally especially, independently interesting.
FLORILEGIUM: A Miscellany of Late Renaissance Lute Music | MICHAŁ GONDKO, Renaissance lutes
Titled after an anthology published by lutenist Adrian Denss in 1594, "Florilegium" is a short recital of little-known Late Renaissance lute music of Italian, Polish, German and English origin, handpicked from seldom studied sources dating from around the year 1600.
Filmed in the crypt of the Church of the Saint Leonard in Basel (Switzerland) in March 2021 by Michal Gondko and Corina Marti. Special thanks to Eglise française réformée de Bâle.
Instruments:
7-course lute in G by Paul Thomson (1996), after Wendelio Venere [II, IV]
7-course lute in A by Stephen Murphy (2017), after Jacob Hes [I, III]
PROGRAMME
00:00 Intro
I. MISCELLANEA ITALICA 00:10
00:15 Padoana detta Zo per la Brenta (Giulio Cesare Barbetta, *c1540; †after 1603)
02:12 Ricercata (anonymous, Raimondo MS)
03:43 Saltarello...
published: 20 Aug 2021
Coranto Jo: Lawrence for Baroque Lute in Accords Nouveaux tuning
This sunny day I continued my walk through the baroque lute pieces composed by John Lawrence (active at the English court of King Charles I in London between 1625 to 1634). The Coranto in g-minor shows that Lawrence was able to compose lute music confidently and idiomatically in the new French style using the transitional tunings. This piece is in ’Tuning Lawrence’ (g’,d’,b,g,d,A,G,F,Es,D,C).
published: 03 Dec 2016
Pakington's Pownde
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Pakington's Pownde · William Lyons · The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Flower of Cities All - Music in London 1580-1620
℗ 2008 Deux-Elles Limited
Released on: 2008-03-03
Composer: Anonymous
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Titled after an anthology published by lutenist Adrian Denss in 1594, "Florilegium" is a short recital of little-known Late Renaissance lute music of Italian, P...
Titled after an anthology published by lutenist Adrian Denss in 1594, "Florilegium" is a short recital of little-known Late Renaissance lute music of Italian, Polish, German and English origin, handpicked from seldom studied sources dating from around the year 1600.
Filmed in the crypt of the Church of the Saint Leonard in Basel (Switzerland) in March 2021 by Michal Gondko and Corina Marti. Special thanks to Eglise française réformée de Bâle.
Instruments:
7-course lute in G by Paul Thomson (1996), after Wendelio Venere [II, IV]
7-course lute in A by Stephen Murphy (2017), after Jacob Hes [I, III]
PROGRAMME
00:00 Intro
I. MISCELLANEA ITALICA 00:10
00:15 Padoana detta Zo per la Brenta (Giulio Cesare Barbetta, *c1540; †after 1603)
02:12 Ricercata (anonymous, Raimondo MS)
03:43 Saltarello primo (Simone Molinaro, *c1570; †after 1633)
05:18 3 Currentes (anonymous, Danzig MS)
09:39 Bergamasco (Gioan Battista Domenico, around 1600)
II. MISCELLANEA POLONICA 13:32
13:37 Balletto polacho (anonymous, Danzig MS)
16:18 Courante (Jacob Reys dit Polonois, *c1550; †1605)
18:16 Gagliarda polaca (anonymous, Albani MS)
19:22 Praeambulum (Casparus Sieleczky, *c1570; †?)
20:15 Fantasia (Diomedes Cato, *1560–65; †1626)
III. MISCELLANEA GERMANICA 24:19
24:25 Es sind doch selig alle die (anonymous, Wurstisen MS)
27:56 Galliarda (Matthias Reymann, *c1565; †?after 1625)
29:19 Praeambulum (Johannes Spalkaiber, late 16th c.)
30:08 Fantasia (Benedictus de Drusina, documented 1556–73)
31:57 Tantz des Graffen von Manßfeldt (anonymous, Fabricius MS)
IV. MISCELLANEA ANGLICA 33:33
33:37 Allemandt à Globe / Jigge of Cooper
(anonymous / ?John Coprario, *c?1570–80; †1626) (Vilnius MS)
36:03 Outro
Titled after an anthology published by lutenist Adrian Denss in 1594, "Florilegium" is a short recital of little-known Late Renaissance lute music of Italian, Polish, German and English origin, handpicked from seldom studied sources dating from around the year 1600.
Filmed in the crypt of the Church of the Saint Leonard in Basel (Switzerland) in March 2021 by Michal Gondko and Corina Marti. Special thanks to Eglise française réformée de Bâle.
Instruments:
7-course lute in G by Paul Thomson (1996), after Wendelio Venere [II, IV]
7-course lute in A by Stephen Murphy (2017), after Jacob Hes [I, III]
PROGRAMME
00:00 Intro
I. MISCELLANEA ITALICA 00:10
00:15 Padoana detta Zo per la Brenta (Giulio Cesare Barbetta, *c1540; †after 1603)
02:12 Ricercata (anonymous, Raimondo MS)
03:43 Saltarello primo (Simone Molinaro, *c1570; †after 1633)
05:18 3 Currentes (anonymous, Danzig MS)
09:39 Bergamasco (Gioan Battista Domenico, around 1600)
II. MISCELLANEA POLONICA 13:32
13:37 Balletto polacho (anonymous, Danzig MS)
16:18 Courante (Jacob Reys dit Polonois, *c1550; †1605)
18:16 Gagliarda polaca (anonymous, Albani MS)
19:22 Praeambulum (Casparus Sieleczky, *c1570; †?)
20:15 Fantasia (Diomedes Cato, *1560–65; †1626)
III. MISCELLANEA GERMANICA 24:19
24:25 Es sind doch selig alle die (anonymous, Wurstisen MS)
27:56 Galliarda (Matthias Reymann, *c1565; †?after 1625)
29:19 Praeambulum (Johannes Spalkaiber, late 16th c.)
30:08 Fantasia (Benedictus de Drusina, documented 1556–73)
31:57 Tantz des Graffen von Manßfeldt (anonymous, Fabricius MS)
IV. MISCELLANEA ANGLICA 33:33
33:37 Allemandt à Globe / Jigge of Cooper
(anonymous / ?John Coprario, *c?1570–80; †1626) (Vilnius MS)
36:03 Outro
This sunny day I continued my walk through the baroque lute pieces composed by John Lawrence (active at the English court of King Charles I in London between 16...
This sunny day I continued my walk through the baroque lute pieces composed by John Lawrence (active at the English court of King Charles I in London between 1625 to 1634). The Coranto in g-minor shows that Lawrence was able to compose lute music confidently and idiomatically in the new French style using the transitional tunings. This piece is in ’Tuning Lawrence’ (g’,d’,b,g,d,A,G,F,Es,D,C).
This sunny day I continued my walk through the baroque lute pieces composed by John Lawrence (active at the English court of King Charles I in London between 1625 to 1634). The Coranto in g-minor shows that Lawrence was able to compose lute music confidently and idiomatically in the new French style using the transitional tunings. This piece is in ’Tuning Lawrence’ (g’,d’,b,g,d,A,G,F,Es,D,C).
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Pakington's Pownde · William Lyons · The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Flower of Cities All - Music in L...
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Pakington's Pownde · William Lyons · The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Flower of Cities All - Music in London 1580-1620
℗ 2008 Deux-Elles Limited
Released on: 2008-03-03
Composer: Anonymous
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Pakington's Pownde · William Lyons · The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Flower of Cities All - Music in London 1580-1620
℗ 2008 Deux-Elles Limited
Released on: 2008-03-03
Composer: Anonymous
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Titled after an anthology published by lutenist Adrian Denss in 1594, "Florilegium" is a short recital of little-known Late Renaissance lute music of Italian, Polish, German and English origin, handpicked from seldom studied sources dating from around the year 1600.
Filmed in the crypt of the Church of the Saint Leonard in Basel (Switzerland) in March 2021 by Michal Gondko and Corina Marti. Special thanks to Eglise française réformée de Bâle.
Instruments:
7-course lute in G by Paul Thomson (1996), after Wendelio Venere [II, IV]
7-course lute in A by Stephen Murphy (2017), after Jacob Hes [I, III]
PROGRAMME
00:00 Intro
I. MISCELLANEA ITALICA 00:10
00:15 Padoana detta Zo per la Brenta (Giulio Cesare Barbetta, *c1540; †after 1603)
02:12 Ricercata (anonymous, Raimondo MS)
03:43 Saltarello primo (Simone Molinaro, *c1570; †after 1633)
05:18 3 Currentes (anonymous, Danzig MS)
09:39 Bergamasco (Gioan Battista Domenico, around 1600)
II. MISCELLANEA POLONICA 13:32
13:37 Balletto polacho (anonymous, Danzig MS)
16:18 Courante (Jacob Reys dit Polonois, *c1550; †1605)
18:16 Gagliarda polaca (anonymous, Albani MS)
19:22 Praeambulum (Casparus Sieleczky, *c1570; †?)
20:15 Fantasia (Diomedes Cato, *1560–65; †1626)
III. MISCELLANEA GERMANICA 24:19
24:25 Es sind doch selig alle die (anonymous, Wurstisen MS)
27:56 Galliarda (Matthias Reymann, *c1565; †?after 1625)
29:19 Praeambulum (Johannes Spalkaiber, late 16th c.)
30:08 Fantasia (Benedictus de Drusina, documented 1556–73)
31:57 Tantz des Graffen von Manßfeldt (anonymous, Fabricius MS)
IV. MISCELLANEA ANGLICA 33:33
33:37 Allemandt à Globe / Jigge of Cooper
(anonymous / ?John Coprario, *c?1570–80; †1626) (Vilnius MS)
36:03 Outro
This sunny day I continued my walk through the baroque lute pieces composed by John Lawrence (active at the English court of King Charles I in London between 1625 to 1634). The Coranto in g-minor shows that Lawrence was able to compose lute music confidently and idiomatically in the new French style using the transitional tunings. This piece is in ’Tuning Lawrence’ (g’,d’,b,g,d,A,G,F,Es,D,C).
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Pakington's Pownde · William Lyons · The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Flower of Cities All - Music in London 1580-1620
℗ 2008 Deux-Elles Limited
Released on: 2008-03-03
Composer: Anonymous
Auto-generated by YouTube.
John Cooper (c. 1570 – 1626), also known as Giovanni Coprario or Coperario, was an Englishcomposer, viol player and lutenist.
He changed his name in the early 17th century. It is often said he did this after a visit to Italy, though there is no evidence he had been to the country. From 1622 he served and may have taught the Prince of Wales, for whom he continued to work upon his succession as Charles I. His longtime patron was Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, for whom he taught William Lawes.
Among Cooper's works are fantasias, suites and other works for viols and violins, and two collections of songs, Funeral Teares (1606) and Songs of Mourning: Bewailing the Untimely Death of Prince Henry (1613). He also penned the treatise on composition, Rules how to Compose.
According to Ernst Meyer, Cooper was a Londoner who italianized his name as Italian music and musicians became more fashionable, and spent much of his life as a musician in the royal court.
Ninety-six fantasias in between three and six voices, most of them in two Oxford and Royal College of Music collections, were known to exist by Cooper (as of 1946). Meyer also notes that most of Cooper's five and six part fantasias are mainly transcriptions, or imitations, of his madrigals, but that his fantasias for three or four instrumental parts are, formally especially, independently interesting.