C. Hubert H. Parry : his life and music / Jeremy Dibble.
| Author/creator |
Dibble, Jeremy |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1992. |
| Description | xvi, 554 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables, music, portraits ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | Part I. 1848-1872: the early years. Antecedents and childhood -- Eton -- Oxford -- London and marriage -- Part II. 1872-1886: years of struggle. Dannreuther: emancipation -- Stylistic experimentation -- Prometheus unbound: depression and resolve -- Grove and the Royal College of Music -- Guenever: despair and bitterness -- Part III. 1887-1897: years of renown. Blest pair of sirens: national prominence -- Dilemma: the response to public demand -- Climax: directorship of the Royal College of Music -- Part IV. 1898-1918: decline -- Knighthood: philosophical introspection - The "ethical" oratorio -- Breakdown in health: resignation -- Indian summer: symphonic renewal -- War, sadness, and death. |
| Abstract | Sir Hubert Parry was one of Britain's most creative and influential musicians, and a key architect of the English Musical Renaissance. This is a major reappraisal of Parry, both of his life and his vast legacy of compositions. Well known for three enduringly popular works--Blest Pair of Sirens, I was Glad, and Jerusalem, almost an unofficial national anthem--Parry has long been presented as a paternal, establishment figure, an image reinforced by a number of popular photographs. Yet Parry's personality was infinitely more complex, as the author makes clear. Drawing on a wealth of documentary evidence made available for the first time, he is able to draw a detailed portrait of a radical, energetic, yet hypersensitive and lonely man, locked in an unhappy marriage, and in fact a living contradiction of the stereotypical Victorian gentleman. In the course of this, the composer's relationships and friendships, his beliefs, and interactions with other composers emerge with clarity. Dibble also charts Parry's development as a composer, and presents a detailed examination of his works illustrated with a number of musical examples. The book contains a complete list of works and is illustrated with 33 plates. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-531) and indexes. |
| LCCN | gb 92040167 |
| ISBN | 0193153300 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.P173 D42 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |