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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 56 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	BB-10206	10-in.	5/3/1911	Beautiful isle of the sea	Frank Coombs	Male vocal solo, 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	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	BVE-28489	10-in.	10/16/1925	Star of the East	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ	lyricist
Victor	B-28489	10-in.	9/20/1923	Star of the East	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-31647	10-in.	6/23/1926	Sweet Genevieve	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-31647	10-in.	1/9/1925	Sweet Genevieve	Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet and soloist, 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

(Results 1-25 of 56 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooper, George," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108017.

Cooper, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108017.

"Cooper, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.