Fantasia a 5, No. 49
John Cooper (c. 1570 – 1626), also known as Giovanni Coprario or Coperario, was an English composer, viol player and lutenist. According to Ernst Meyer, Cooper was a Londoner who Italianized his name as Italian music and musicians became more fashionable, and spent much of his life as a musician in the royal court.
Coprario composed more than 70 Fantasias for viol consort; approxcimately 48 of them for a consort of 5 viols.
Composer
John Cooper (Giovanni Coprario)
Arranger
Michael Allen
Duration
2' 00"
Instrumentation
211.01 Brass Quintet
2 Trumpets in in B flat, Horn, Trombone, Tuba (or Bass Trombone)
Difficulty
Grade 3 - advanced high school or college ensemble