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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 Jeremy Dibble 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.

Table of Contents:
List of Plates Abbreviations Note I. 1848-1872: The Early Years 1: Antecedents and Childhood 2: Eton 3: Oxford 4: London and Marriage II. 1872-1886: Years of Struggle 5: Dannreuther: Emancipation 6: Stylistic Experimentation 7: Prometheus Unbound: Depression and Resolve 8: Grove and the Royal College of Music 9: Guenever: Despair and Bitterness III. 1887-1897: Years of Renown 10: Blest Pair of Sirens: National Prominence 11: Dilemma: The Response to Public Demand 12: Climax: Directorship of the Royal College of Music IV. 1898-1918: Decline 13: Knighthood: Philosophical Introspection--The `Ethical' Oratorio 14: Breakdown in Health: Resignation 15: Indian Summer: Symphonic Renewal 16: War, Sadness, and Death Appendix 1: Genealogical Table Appendix 2: List of Works Bibliography Index of Works Index

About the Author :
Jeremy Dibble is Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Durham.

Review :
`vastly detailed and sympathetic.' Bayan Northcott, BBC Music `This book fills a real gap, and will be a standard reference work for years to come.' David Mellor, Daily Telegraph `Jeremy Dibble has comprehensively filled a major gap in the documentation of the English musical renaissance with this full-scale study of the life and music of Sir Hubert Parry, a book that was long overdue and has been eagerly awaited. It is no disappointment. Mr Dibble has blown away for ever the received image of the composer of Jerusalem ... He has done it not with pretentious psychologising but with the evidence ... his value judgements are shrewd and make one eager to hear more of the music.' Michael Kennedy, Sunday Telegraph


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198167020
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Clarendon Press
  • Height: 232 mm
  • No of Pages: 570
  • Sub Title: His Life and Music
  • Width: 157 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0198167024
  • Publisher Date: 26 Mar 1998
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 31 mm
  • Weight: 835 gr


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