James Hook ( - 1827) est un compositeur et organiste anglais.
Biographie et carrière Œuvres English Dance
Œuvres lyriques Trick Upon Trick (pantomime), July, 1772, Op. 3 Cupid's Revenge (pastoral farce), June 12, 1772, Op. 8 The Lady of the Manor (comic opera), November 23, 1778, Op. 20 Too Civil by Half (farce), November 5, 1782, Op. 25 The Double Disguise (farce), March 8, 1784, Op. 32 The Fair Peruvian (comic opera), March 18, 1786, Op. 45 The Feast of Anacreon (serenata), May 24, 1788, Op. 53 Look ere you Leap (serenata), June 2, 1792, Op. 69 Jack of Newbury (comic opera with masque), May 6, 1795, Op. 80 Diamond Cut Diamond, or Venetian Revels (comic opera), May 23, 1797, Op. 89 The Wreath of Loyalty, or British Volunteer (serenata), July 31, 1799, Op. 94 Wilmore Castle (comic opera), October 21, 1800, Op. 96 The Soldier's Return or What Can Beauty Do? (comic opera), April 23, 1805, Op. 108 The Invisible Girl (operatic farce), April 28, 1806, Op. 112 Catch him who Can (farce), June 12, 1806, Op. 113 Tekeli, or the Siege of Montgatz (melodrama), Nov 24, 1806, Op. 114 The Fortress (melodrama), July 16, 1807, Op. 117 Music Mad (comic sketch), August 27, 1807, Op. 119 The Siege of St Quintin, or Spanish Heroism (drama), November 10, 1808, Op. 122 Killing no Murder (farce), August 21, 1809, Op. 129 Safe and Sound (comic opera), August 28, 1809, Op. 130 Sharp and Flat (operatic farce), August 4, 1813, Op. 140
Grandes œuvres vocales Nombreux oratorios et odes
Musique de chambre Six Sonatas For Violoncello and Piano, 1783 Six Solos for Flute and Harpsichord, ca.1774
Sonates pour clavier Six Familiar Sonatas, 1798
Concerti Works for the clarinet, organ, fortepiano, etc.
Chants Plus de 2000 chants, Le plus notable The Lass of Richmond Hill
Œuvres pédagogiques Guida di musica, Being a Complete Book of Instructions for Beginners on the Harpsichord or Piano Forte … to which is added 24 Progressive Lessons (c1785), Op. 37 Guida di musica, Second Part, Consisting of Several Hundred Examples of Fingering … and *Six Exercises … to which is added, a Short … Method of learning Thoro’ bass … (?1794), Op. 75 The Preceptor for the Piano-Forte, Organ or harpsichord … Favorite Airs … a Collection of Progressive Lessons … [and] Two Celebrated Lessons (?1795) New Guida di musica, Being a Compleat Book of Instructions for Beginners on the Harpsichord or Piano Forte … to which is added 24 Progressive Lessons (1796), Op. 81
Enregistrements English Classical Clarinet Concertos, œuvres de James Hook, Johann Christian Bach et John Mahon, par Colin Lawson et Michael Harris (clarinettes et cors de basset) avec The Parley of Instruments Peter Holman (Hyperion Records, 1997)
Liens externes
Biographie sur le site HOASM
Références
Catégorie:Compositeur anglais de musique classique Catégorie:Compositeur britannique de la période classique Catégorie:Organiste classique britannique Catégorie:Naissance en juin 1746 Catégorie:Décès en 1827