Which instrument was the pre-eminent one in the five books of sonatas and the twelve "concerti grossi" published by Benjamin Cooke?
Benjamin Cooke: Cooke was born in London and named after his father, also Benjamin Cooke, a music publisher based in Covent Garden (active from 1726 to 1743), whose production included a seminal edition of the collected works of Arcangelo Corelli in study scores comprising all five books of sonatas and the twelve "concerti grossi". Arcangelo Corelli:  His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of the violin, and as the first coalescing of modern tonality and functional harmony.
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