277:(1961) was a commission from the Royal Ballet. A suite from the ballet has been recorded. He composed six symphonies and several concertos, including two Clarinet Concertos (1956 and 1982), the first recorded. There are also recordings of four of the six symphonies (Nos 1, 3, 4 and 5), along with other orchestral works mostly issued on the
288:. The Pleyel Ensemble and MPR Records has issued a series of four CDs of chamber music recordings, the fourth of which was issued in September 2020. Most of the works are recorded for the first time. The Bridge Quartet is in the process of recording all five quartets. The organ music has been recorded by Tom Winpenny on Toccata.
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contrapuntal and dissonant, but by 1937 is settling into a style which would essentially remain with him for most of his life. If the mature music shows the influence of
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As a composer Cooke was highly productive and tended to work in traditional genres. His early music follows an
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91:. He wrote a considerable amount of chamber music, including five string quartets and many instrumental sonatas, much of which is only now becoming accessible through modern recordings. Cooke also composed two operas (still unperformed), six symphonies and several concertos.
149:). In 1948, through the recommendation of E. J. Dent, he obtained a doctorate from Cambridge, submitting as his composition portfolio his Symphony No. 1 (1946–47), Piano Concerto (1939–40) and Sonata for viola and piano (1936–37).
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883:Suite No. 3
868:Suite No. 2
743:Suite No. 2
569:Sinfonietta
545:Alla Marcia
419:Mary Barton
303:Mary Barton
263:Mary Barton
215:During the
210:Eric Parkin
1351:Categories
1246:, BMS432CD
1193:The Seamew
996:4 November
908:References
901:Suite in G
770:Intermezzo
707:Six Pieces
677:Suite in C
469:York Suite
365:The Seamew
335:Holderneth
230:Victorious
221:Royal Navy
187:Holderneth
167:Henry Wood
136:Oskar Sala
121:E. J. Dent
48:1906-11-04
960:Notes to
874:Interlude
814:Pastorale
752:Capriccio
341:Nocturnes
95:Education
77:, England
58:, England
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826:Postlude
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153:Career
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