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WESTMINSTER (Cooke)

WESTMINSTER (Cooke)

Composer: Benjamin Cooke
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: Benjamin Cooke

Born: November 28, 1734, Lon­don, Eng­land. Died: Sep­tem­ber 14, 1793, Lon­don, Eng­land. Buried: In the west cloister of West­min­ster Ab­bey, Lon­don, Eng­land. Son of Ben­ja­min Cooke, a Co­vent Gar­den mu­sic pub­lish­er, Cooke stu­died un­der Pep­usch start­ing at age 9, and with­in three years was able to serve as as­sist­ant to John Ro­bin­son, or­gan­ist at West­min­ster Ab­bey. He suc­ceeded Pep­usch as con­duct­or at the Acad­e­my of An­cient Mu­sic in 1752. At West­min­ster Ab­bey, he be­came mas­ter of the chor­ist­ers 1757, lay vi­car in 1758, and or­gan­ist in 1762. Cooke was ed­u­cat­ed at Cam­bridge (MusD 1775) and Ox­ford (doc­tor­ate 1782). He be­came org­ani… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: WESTMINSTER (Cooke)
Composer: Benjamin Cooke
Incipit: 55654 32112 34321
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Hymn Tunes in Lower Keyes: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 302
  • 200 Last Verses: Completely Revised to Complement the Keys in Major Hymn Books
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 191
  • The Really Big Descant Book - Full Music Edition: 250 Settings to Raise the Roof by the World's Finest Church Music Composers
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 239
  • Last Verse Extravaganza for Organ: 200 Fabulous Arrangements
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 193
  • The Ultimate Finishing Touch: Last-verse Arrangements of Well-loved Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 148
  • More Hymns for Occasions: One Hundred Special Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1997) pp. 96
  • After the Last Verse: 200 Hymn Improvisations
    Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 191
  • The Descant Hymn-Tune Book Book II: A Collection of Well-Known Tunes
    Composer/Editor Geoffrey Shaw
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1995) pp. 35
  • 113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
    Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 108
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Instances in all hymnals

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CPWI Hymnal #20

CPWI Hymnal #20

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #5b

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #5b
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