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Frank Cooper (musicologist)
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Frank Cooper is currently Research Professor of Music at the Frost School of Music
, University of Miami
(Coral Gables, Florida), and is internationally known as the founder of the Festival of Neglected Romantic Music
.
with John Boda
, Edward Kilenyi
and Ernst von Dohnányi. From 1963 to 1977 he was a member of the faculty at Butler University
in Indianapolis, Indiana.
, which he directed until 1977. The Festival almost immediately attracted the attention of Harold C. Schonberg
, music critic of the New York Times, who ultimately credited Cooper with personally jump-starting international interest in the Romantic Revival
in music. Many seminal works of the Romantic era that had not been heard since the 19th century received their first performances in decades at the Festival. Schonberg and other critics commented on the high professional level of the presentations, and certain specific performers became associated with the Festival.
After serving as executive director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Arts Council, Cooper moved to Miami, Florida where he directed the Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences before returning to teaching, first at the New World School of the Arts
, then at the University of Miami
.
, Dreyschock and Raff, and of a substantial selection of salon music by Hünten and Herz
(Genesis label). A selection of American harpsichord
music that Cooper had just recorded for the American bicentennial in 1976 was lost when the producer left the master tapes on an AmTrak train, and they were never recovered. Cooper is often heard as both pianist and harpsichordist, is the former director of the Indianapolis Early Music Festival
(1973–2006), and currently directs the Coral Gables Mainly Mozart Festival (since 1994).
The author of numerous annotations for LP and CD recordings, Cooper has published more than 50 articles on musical subjects, has provided program notes to major venues, and has been the subject of numerous articles, reviews and broadcasts in the U.S., Canada, England, France, Italy, Netherlands and Serbia. A recipient of the Liszt Centennial Medal from the Hungarian Ministry of Culture, Cooper is senior advisor to Miami’s Patrons of Exceptional Artists.
Frost School of Music
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music or Frost School of Music of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, known from 1926 to 2003 as University of Miami School of Music, is a music school in the United States....
, University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
(Coral Gables, Florida), and is internationally known as the founder of the Festival of Neglected Romantic Music
Festival of Neglected Romantic Music
The Festival of Neglected Romantic Music was founded by musicologist Frank Cooper at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1968.Cooper directed the Festival for the next eleven years, during which time many seminal works of the Romantic era that had not been heard since the 19th century...
.
Education
He studied at Florida State UniversityFlorida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
with John Boda
John Boda
John Boda was a professor of music theory, composition and piano at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida between 1947 and 2001. His papers and collection are at the Warren D. Allen Music Library....
, Edward Kilenyi
Edward Kilenyi
Edward Kilenyi was a classical pianist. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1910. His father, Edward Kilenyi, Sr., arrived in the United States from Hungary in 1908, taught music to George Gershwin for five years and later wrote music for movies and the Sam Fox music library.Kilenyi...
and Ernst von Dohnányi. From 1963 to 1977 he was a member of the faculty at Butler University
Butler University
Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health...
in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Conductor
In 1968 he founded the Festival of Neglected Romantic MusicFestival of Neglected Romantic Music
The Festival of Neglected Romantic Music was founded by musicologist Frank Cooper at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1968.Cooper directed the Festival for the next eleven years, during which time many seminal works of the Romantic era that had not been heard since the 19th century...
, which he directed until 1977. The Festival almost immediately attracted the attention of Harold C. Schonberg
Harold C. Schonberg
Harold Charles Schonberg was an American music critic and journalist, most notably for The New York Times. He was the first music critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism...
, music critic of the New York Times, who ultimately credited Cooper with personally jump-starting international interest in the Romantic Revival
Romantic Revival
The Romantic revival in serious music arose in the 1960s after decades of relatively conservative and traditional offerings by the world’s concert presenting organizations and record companies....
in music. Many seminal works of the Romantic era that had not been heard since the 19th century received their first performances in decades at the Festival. Schonberg and other critics commented on the high professional level of the presentations, and certain specific performers became associated with the Festival.
After serving as executive director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Arts Council, Cooper moved to Miami, Florida where he directed the Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences before returning to teaching, first at the New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts is a public magnet high school and college in Downtown Miami, Florida with dual-enrollment programs in visual arts, dance, theatre, musical theatre, instrumental music, and vocal music. Both the college and the high school are accredited by the Southern Association of...
, then at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
.
Pianist
As a pianist, his were the first recordings of piano concerti by BrüllIgnaz Brüll
Ignaz Brüll was an Austrian pianist and composer.Ignaz Brüll was born the eldest son of a prosperous Jewish merchant family in the Moravian provincial town of Prostějov . In 1850 he moved with his parents to Vienna, which became the centre of his life and work...
, Dreyschock and Raff, and of a substantial selection of salon music by Hünten and Herz
Herz
Herz is a German surname meaning heart, and may refer to:* Adam Herz, American writer and producer* Adolf Herz, Austrian Engineer, inventor of Herz spark plug, photographer and first editor of Camera Magazine* Alice Herz, American pacifist...
(Genesis label). A selection of American harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
music that Cooper had just recorded for the American bicentennial in 1976 was lost when the producer left the master tapes on an AmTrak train, and they were never recovered. Cooper is often heard as both pianist and harpsichordist, is the former director of the Indianapolis Early Music Festival
Indianapolis Early Music Festival
Indianapolis Early Music is a non-profit organization established in Indianapolis in 1966 to organize concerts featuring music of the medieval, renaissance, baroque, and early classic eras...
(1973–2006), and currently directs the Coral Gables Mainly Mozart Festival (since 1994).
The author of numerous annotations for LP and CD recordings, Cooper has published more than 50 articles on musical subjects, has provided program notes to major venues, and has been the subject of numerous articles, reviews and broadcasts in the U.S., Canada, England, France, Italy, Netherlands and Serbia. A recipient of the Liszt Centennial Medal from the Hungarian Ministry of Culture, Cooper is senior advisor to Miami’s Patrons of Exceptional Artists.
Piano recordings
- Ignaz BrüllIgnaz BrüllIgnaz Brüll was an Austrian pianist and composer.Ignaz Brüll was born the eldest son of a prosperous Jewish merchant family in the Moravian provincial town of Prostějov . In 1850 he moved with his parents to Vienna, which became the centre of his life and work...
: Concerto No. 2 in C Major, Op. 24, Zsolt Deaky conducting, Nurnberg Symphony (Genesis GS 1015) - Alexander Dreyschock: Concert-Piece in c minor, Op. 27 and Joachim Raff: Concerto in c minor, Op. 185 (Genesis GS 1013), Zsolt Deaky conducting, Nurnberg Symphony
- Henri HerzHerzHerz is a German surname meaning heart, and may refer to:* Adam Herz, American writer and producer* Adolf Herz, Austrian Engineer, inventor of Herz spark plug, photographer and first editor of Camera Magazine* Alice Herz, American pacifist...
: Selected Piano Works and Franz Hunten: Selected Piano Works ("Geniuses of the Parisian Salon") (Genesis GS 1006)