Choreographer

Arnold Cooke

British composer (1906–2005)

Born 1906 · YorkshireDied 2005United Kingdom

Arnold Cooke was a British choreographer, born in 1906 in Yorkshire, who died in 2005.

Biography

Arnold Atkinson Cooke (4 November 1906 – 13 August 2005) was a British composer, a pupil of Paul Hindemith. He wrote a considerable amount of chamber music, including five string quartets and many instrumental sonatas, much of which is only now becoming accessible through modern recordings. Cooke also composed two operas (still unperformed), six symphonies and several concertos.

From the Wikipedia article “Arnold Cooke”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Contemporaries

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Edna Deane

British ballroom dancer, choreographer, author, and school cofounder (1905-1995)

1905–1995
Frederick Ashton

Frederick Ashton

British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988)

1904–1988
Antony Tudor

Antony Tudor

British dancer and choreographer (1908–1987)

1908–1987
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Leighton Lucas

British composer (1903-1982)

1903–1982
Alicia Markova

Alicia Markova

British ballerina, choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet (1910-2004)

1910–2004
Mary Skeaping

Mary Skeaping

British ballet dancer

1902–1984
Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

1913–1976
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Joy Newton

ballet dancer 1913—1996

1913–1996

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