- Cooke, Thomas Simpson
[E] Cooke, Thomas Simpson, vocalist and
composer, was born at Dublin in 1782. He
studied under his father and Giordani. In
1803 he acted as conductor of a theatre in
Dublin, and made his debut as a vocalist in
Storace's " Siege of Belgrade." In 1813 he
appeared in London, and in the same year
was appointed conductor and vocalist at Drury
Lane Theatre. He married Miss Howell.
Member of the Royal Academy of Music,
Philharmonic Society, Noblemans' Catch
Club, Glee Club, etc. He died at London,
February 26, 1848.[W] Works. — Music to Plays : The Count of
Anjou; A Tale of the Times, 1822 ; The Wager,
1825 ; Oberon, or the Charmed Horn, 1826 ;
Malvina, 1826 ; The Boy of Santillane, 1827 ;
The Brigand, 1829 ; Peter the Great, 1829 ;
The Dragon's Gift, 1830; The Ice Witch,
1831 ; Hyder Ali, 1831 ; St. Patrick's Eve,
1832 ; King Arthur, 1835 ; The King's Proxy ;
Frederick the Great ; The Five Lovers ;
Numerous Farces. Adaptations of Foreign
Operas. Mass in A minor. Glees : Six Glees
for 8 and 4 voices, London, 1844 ; Come
Spirits of Air ; Fill me, boy, as deep a draught ;
Strike, strike the lyre ; Away with gloom and
care ; strike the harp ; Take thou this cup.
Duets : Love and War ; Army and Navy ;
Songs. Singing Exemplified in a Series of
Solfeggi and exercises, progressively arranged,
London, n.d. ; Singing in parts, containing
progressive instructions, extracts, exercises,
and original compositions, London, n.d.
[c. 1842] , etc.entry id: 99-L-6
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