| Genre Categories | Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For voices, orchestra; |
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| Work Title | The Brigand Chief |
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| Alternative. Title | The Brigand |
| Composer | Cooke, Thomas |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ITC 1 |
| First Performance. | 1829-11-18 |
| Librettist | James Robinson Planché (1796-1880) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | voices, orchestra |
According to Grove Music, Cooke's music was "composed as it was for ‘operas’ which were essentially plays interspersed with songs". This would make his scores incidental music.