Coprario, John
(†1626)
JOHN COPRARIOCOPRARIO, JOHNJOHN COPRARIO [* ca. 1570-80?-† ca. 1626] Giovanni Coprario, as John Cooper wished to be known, was an Englishman who had journeyed to Italy for instruction and experience. He was highly regarded in his time. If MORLEY clutched desperately to the Renaissance and its musical traditions, Coprario eagerly embraced the newer currents in the English musical air. His work treats of imitation and decorative tones in four-part music. One of the earliest to write about what we…