Lindsay Cooper

For the Scottish bassist, see Lindsay L. Cooper.

Lindsay Cooper
With the Mike Westbrook Orchestra for The Cortège (1982)
With the Mike Westbrook Orchestra for The Cortège (1982)
Background information
Born(1951-03-03)3 March 1951
Hornsey, North London, England[1][2]
Died18 September 2013(2013-09-18) (aged 62)
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Bassoon, oboe
Years active1971–1998
LabelsRecommended, Victo

Lindsay Cooper (3 March 1951 – 18 September 2013[1][3][4]) was an English bassoon and oboe player and composer. Best known for her work with the band Henry Cow, she was also a member of Comus, National Health, News from Babel and David Thomas and the Pedestrians. She collaborated with a number of musicians, including Chris Cutler and Sally Potter, and co-founded the Feminist Improvising Group. She wrote scores for film and TV and a song cycle Oh Moscow which was performed live around the world in 1987. She also recorded a number of solo albums, including Rags (1980), The Gold Diggers (1983), and Music For Other Occasions (1986).

Cooper was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the late 1970s,[5] but did not disclose it to the musical community until the late 1990s when her illness prevented her from performing live. In September 2013, Cooper died from the illness, in London, at the age of 62.[3][4][2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Larkin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Lindsay Cooper". Calyx: The Canterbury Website. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b Fordham, John (24 September 2013). "Lindsay Cooper obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Mack, Shane (19 September 2013). "RIP: Lindsay Cooper, member of Comus and Henry Cow collaborator". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. ^ Cutler, Chris, ed. (2009). The Road: Volumes 1–5, p.3 (book from The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set). Recommended Records.