George Cooper
George Cooper (May 14, 1840, New York City – September 26, 1927, New York City) was an American poet remembered chiefly for his song lyrics, many set to music by Stephen Foster. He translated the lyrics of German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, and French musical works into singable English. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1838 (New York City), Died 1927
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 583 | 7-in. | 5/3/1898 | O Genevieve | Jesse Bartlett Davis | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]79 | 7-in. | 6/9/1900 | Deep, down deep | George Broderick | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-2648 | 10-in. | 6/19/1905 | Waiting, love, for thee | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-8402 | 10-in. | 11/24/1909 | Sweet Genevieve | Haydn Quartet ; John Barnes Wells | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-10206 | 12-in. | 4/19/1911 | Beautiful isle of the sea | Frank Coombs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BB-10206 | 10-in. | 5/3/1911 | Beautiful isle of the sea | Frank Coombs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11114 | 10-in. | 10/18/1911 | What robin told | Jennie Kerr | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11154 | 10-in. | 11/1/1911 | What Robin told | Jennie Kerr | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12759 | 10-in. | 1/2/1913 | Sweet Genevieve | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-15821 | 10-in. | 3/22/1915 | The leaves and the wind | Elisabeth Böhm van Endert | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-16473 | 10-in. | 9/13/1915 | Sweet Genevieve | Imperial Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17145 | 10-in. | 2/11/1916 | Norah Acushla | Will Oakland | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-17186 | 12-in. | 2/17/1916 | The mother's prayer | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with cello and and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28489 | 10-in. | 9/20/1923 | Star of the East | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-28489 | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | Star of the East | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-31647 | 10-in. | 1/9/1925 | Sweet Genevieve | Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-31647 | 10-in. | 6/23/1926 | Sweet Genevieve | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-067619 | 10-in. | 8/7/1941 | Sweet Genevieve | Eton Boys | Male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-067644 | 10-in. | 8/14/1941 | Star of the East | Emile Coté ; Victor Chapel Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with female-male duet and organ | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 4214 | 10-in. | approximately 1909 | Sweet Genevieve | Merle Tillotson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19156 | 10-in. | 12/8/1910 | Chiming bells of long ago | Brunswick Quartette ; Frank Coombs | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with cello and piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19431 | 10-in. | 6/22/1911 | Chiming bells of long ago | Frank Coombs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19560 | 10-in. | 9/11/1911 | Star of the East | Roma Devonne [i.e., Roma Devonne Hempstead] | Female vocal solo and mixed quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46668 | 10-in. | 3/29/1916 | Sweet Genevieve | Jean Cooper | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77763 | 10-in. | 4/10/1918 | Sweet Genevieve | Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 78475 | 10-in. | 6/10/1919 | The star of the East | Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Barbara Maurel | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79254 | 10-in. | 6/8/1920 | Star of the East | Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Dolly, Vernon | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80316 | 10-in. | 4/22/1922 | Chiming bells of long ago | Lucy Gates | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal quartet, woodwind ensemble, and celeste | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 30927 | 12-in. | 12/26/1911 | Sweet Genevieve | Alice Nielsen | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146453 | 10-in. | 6/18/1928 | Sweet Genevieve | The Lions Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 74277 | 12-in. | 3/23/1921 | Genevieve | Clara Butt | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7403 | 10-in. | Apr. 1920 | Norah Acushlah! | Will Oakland | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 4648 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | Sweet Genevieve | Charles Harrison ; John Young | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 9986-9988 | 10-in. | 2/26/1923 | Star of the East | John Barclay | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E28797 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Sweet Genevieve | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E35571 | 10-in. | 12/18/1930 | While the days are going by | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with violin, steel guitar, and organ | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E35572 | 10-in. | 12/18/1930 | While the days are going by | Al and Joe Blackburn | Male vocal duet, with violin, steel guitar, and piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E5190-E5192 | 10-in. | 5/25/1927 | Sweet Genevieve | Blue Ribbon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 985 | 10-in. | 4/10/1912 | Sweet Genevieve | Vernon Archibald | Baritone vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 2186 | 10-in. | 3/18/1913 | I dream that I dwelt in marble halls | Marie Narelle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 2294 | 10-in. | 5/16/1913 | Chiming bells of long ago | Marie Narelle | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 2491 | 10-in. | 10/14/1913 | Sweet Genevieve | Vernon Archibald | Baritone vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 2615 | 10-in. | 12/8/1913 | Beautiful isle of the sea | Charlotte Kirwan | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 2792 | 10-in. | Jan.-Feb. 1914 | Beautiful isle of the sea | Vernon Archibald ; Helen Clark | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 3133 | 10-in. | 6/2/1914 | I dream that I dwelt in marble halls | Marie Narelle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 4880 | 10-in. | 7/17/1916 | Sweet Genevieve | Ida Gardner | Contralto vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 5885 | 10-in. | 11/16/1917 | The pilot brave | Wilfred Glenn ; Charles Hart | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 5981 | 10-in. | 1/24/1918 | Sweet Genevieve | Ralph Errolle | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6445 | 10-in. | between 11/1/1918 and 11/4/1918 | Thine eyes so blue and tender | Homestead Trio | Female vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6835 | 10-in. | 6/17/1919 | My heart is with the loving ones at home | James Goddard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6845 | 10-in. | 6/24/1919 | My heart is with the loving ones at home | Arthur Middleton | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7024 | 10-in. | 11/19/1919 | Voice of the mountain land | Mario Laurenti | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7106 | 10-in. | 1/9/1920 | Voice of the mountain land | Arthur Middleton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7168 | 10-in. | 2/18/1920 | The pilot brave | Fred East ; Charles Hart | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11265 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Star of the East | Calvary Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-356 | 10-in. | 8/17/1928 | Melodies of long ago no. 2 | Hank Simmon's Show Boat Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooper, George," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108017.
Cooper, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108017.
"Cooper, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: George Cooper
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LCNAR: Cooper, George, 1840-1927 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83060563
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VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/35826218
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