Henry Cooke

Henry Cooke (born c. 1616, Lichfield?, Staffordshire, Eng.—died July 13, 1672, Hampton Court, near London) was a composer, bass singer, and outstanding English choirmaster of his era. As a child Cooke was a chorister in the Chapel Royal. During the English Civil Wars (1642–51) he fought for Charles I, whence his title, “Captain” Cooke. After the Restoration (1660) he became master of the children in the Chapel Royal, with the task of rebuilding the choir....