St. Paul (oratorio) (Apostelgeschichte IV 24,26,29) St. Paul (oratorio) St. Paul (in German Paulus), Op. 36, is an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn. The libretto was begun in 1832 by the composer with pastor , a childhood friend, pulling together passages from the New Testament (chiefly the Acts of the Apostles) and Old Testament. It also features chorales or hymn settings after Bach's model. Composition of the music began in 1834, and the work was premiered on 22 May 1836 (having been completed in April of that year) at the Lower Rhenish Music Festival in Düsseldorf. The English premiere was in Liverpool on 3
Paul Cooper (composer) numerous works in "absolute (established) forms," including six string quartets, numerous concertos (including two for violin, one for saxophone, and one for flute), and six symphonies. Ross Lee Finney characterized Cooper's music as having "a deep emotional motivation and at the same time a simplicity and clarity that comes from his mastery of craft." Lee, Minyoung. "Paul Cooper's Sinfonia: An Analysis." DMA dissertation, Rice University, 2002. Shulman, Laurie. "Paul Cooper," in "Oxford Music Online". Paul Cooper (composer) Paul Cooper (May 19, 1926 – April 4, 1996) was an American composer and teacher of classical music. Born in Victoria, Illinois, he