Norman Cocker
Norman Cocker (30 November 1889 — 15 November 1953) was a British organist, choir master and composer of church music, educational and light music. Cocker was born in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England, and became a chorister at Magdalen College, Oxford. He was awarded the Organ Scholarship at Merton College, Oxford, but never completed his degree after being sent down, on his own admission, for not doing enough work.
Norman Cocker
- Born
- 1889
- Died
- 1953
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- organist · chorus master · composer
- Languages
- English
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Born in 1889, died in 1953.
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- 1.Evans, Robert. Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. 68. 1997. 978-1441137968.
- 2.Norman Cocker- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music.
- 3.Census for England and Wales, 1889 and 1911
- 4.'Mr Norman Cocker', in The Times, 1 December 1953, p. 10
- 5.Norman Cocker - Manchester Cathedral
- 6.Philip L. Scowcroft. A Forty Ninth Garland of Light Music Composers
- 7.for instance, Stanford and his Contemporaries, British organ music played by Jennifer Bate, ASV QS 6222 (2000)
- 8.Four Pieces for Organ, Stainer & Bell
- 9.English Organ Music from Leeds Town Hall, Foxglove Recordings FOX022CD (2000)
- 10.Obituary, The Manchester Guardian, 16 November 1953, p. 2
- 11.Penny Williams. Chetham's: Old and New in Harmony (1986), p. 78
- 12.Points North: Piano Duets, Campion Cameo CD 2036 (2006), reviewed at MusicWeb International
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