Composers
William Cooper
1920 - 1993About
William Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his bachelors and master from Philadelphia Musical Academy, where he studied under Stefan Wolpe and Julius Hijman. He later studied with Harold Friedell at the Union Theological Seminary School of Sacred Music. He taught at Bennet College and in the public schools of New York. Also, he served as Minister of Music at St. Philip’s Church and St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. Cooper composed more that 300 work including cantatas, motets, oratorios, earning him the ‘Bishop’s Cross’ for extraordinary ministry of music for the enrichment of liturgy.
(source: Brass Music of Black Composers , Choral Music by African American Composers.
Related Information
https://library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/till-victory-won-black-classical-composers-and-american-canonWorks by William Cooper
| Title | Collection | Voice Type | Range | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Variation for Soprano | Voice | B3 - B5 | Langston Hughes | |
| Dreams from The Dreamkeeper | Voice | D4 - F5 | Langston Hughes | |
| Like as the Hart | Voice | D4 - Bb5 | Biblical | |
| Sea Calm | Voice | D4 - B5 | Langston Hughes |
| Title | Published | Size | Solo with Ensemble | Duration Range | Level | Orchestration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony no.1 for Organ | Yes | Full Orchestra | Organ | Professional |
| Title | Work | Instrumentation | Level | Number of Movements | Accompanied | Size | Duration Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air for Organ | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Bread of Heaven | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Ceremonial for a Bishop | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Dies Irae | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Diferencias con Quattro | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Fanfare and Antiphon | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Last Always | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| In the Beginning | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Thy Word | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Meditation On "I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Last Alway" | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Paraphrase on "Everytime I Feel the Spirit" | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Pastorale | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Psalm One Hundred Fifty | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Rhapsody on the name Fela Sowande | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Spiritual Lullaby | Organ | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Toccatina | Organ | 1 | No | Solo |