Parry Before Jerusalem: Studies of His Life and Music with Excerpts from His Published Writings
First published in 1997, this volume demonstrates that through his activities as a composer, historian, lecturer and administrator, Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) played a significant role in British music during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Yet despite his achievements, this century has for the most part neglected both Parry’s writings and his compositions; his name is remembered by the general public for one work alone – Jerusalem. In this collection of essays, Bernard Benoliel examines some of the reasons for this neglect and reassesses some of Parry’s most important works.

These essays show that it was due to the large number and diversity of his public engagements (both social and work related) that Parry’s musical achievements did not often reach the heights of creative genius of which he might otherwise have been capable.

By examining Parry’s personal relationships with his family, and in particular with his wife, Maude, Benoliel reveals an immensely complex personality; a man whose private and public selves were very much shaped by the society in which he lived.

The book concludes with a selection of Parry’s own published writings, with introductions by the author.

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Parry Before Jerusalem: Studies of His Life and Music with Excerpts from His Published Writings
First published in 1997, this volume demonstrates that through his activities as a composer, historian, lecturer and administrator, Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) played a significant role in British music during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Yet despite his achievements, this century has for the most part neglected both Parry’s writings and his compositions; his name is remembered by the general public for one work alone – Jerusalem. In this collection of essays, Bernard Benoliel examines some of the reasons for this neglect and reassesses some of Parry’s most important works.

These essays show that it was due to the large number and diversity of his public engagements (both social and work related) that Parry’s musical achievements did not often reach the heights of creative genius of which he might otherwise have been capable.

By examining Parry’s personal relationships with his family, and in particular with his wife, Maude, Benoliel reveals an immensely complex personality; a man whose private and public selves were very much shaped by the society in which he lived.

The book concludes with a selection of Parry’s own published writings, with introductions by the author.

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Parry Before Jerusalem: Studies of His Life and Music with Excerpts from His Published Writings

Parry Before Jerusalem: Studies of His Life and Music with Excerpts from His Published Writings

by Bernard Benoliel
Parry Before Jerusalem: Studies of His Life and Music with Excerpts from His Published Writings

Parry Before Jerusalem: Studies of His Life and Music with Excerpts from His Published Writings

by Bernard Benoliel

Overview

First published in 1997, this volume demonstrates that through his activities as a composer, historian, lecturer and administrator, Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) played a significant role in British music during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Yet despite his achievements, this century has for the most part neglected both Parry’s writings and his compositions; his name is remembered by the general public for one work alone – Jerusalem. In this collection of essays, Bernard Benoliel examines some of the reasons for this neglect and reassesses some of Parry’s most important works.

These essays show that it was due to the large number and diversity of his public engagements (both social and work related) that Parry’s musical achievements did not often reach the heights of creative genius of which he might otherwise have been capable.

By examining Parry’s personal relationships with his family, and in particular with his wife, Maude, Benoliel reveals an immensely complex personality; a man whose private and public selves were very much shaped by the society in which he lived.

The book concludes with a selection of Parry’s own published writings, with introductions by the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781138332843
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/26/2020
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 243
Product dimensions: 5.88(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of Plates vii

Preface and acknowledgements ix

I Parry before Jerusalem

1 Formation of a Creative Personality 3

2 Lady Maude 15

3 The Ambivalent Road to Dr Parry and Sir Hubert 29

4 'Beethoven's business' - Parry the Symphonic Composer 40

5 What Shaw Understood 61

6 'As befits an Englishman and a democrat' - the Creation of a Modern Choral-Orchestral Tradition 69

7 The Soul's Ransom - Parry and the Ethical Cantata Concept 88

8 The People who Knew Parry - and the People Parry Knew 98

9 The Last Journey to Jerusalem 117

II Selected Published Writings of Hubert Parry

10 Contributions to Grove's A Dictionary of Music and Musicians: Symphony 141

11 Studies of Great Composers: Robert Schumann 150

12 The Evolution of the Art of Music 169

Expression and Design 170

Modern Tendencies 170

Summary and Conclusions 176

13 The Music of the Seventeenth Century; 177

French Taste 178

Lulli 182

The Beginning of German music: Schütz 184

14 Johann Sebastian Bach: the St Matthew Passion 192

15 Style in Musical Art: 202

Form and Style 203

The Influence of Audiences 207

Theory and Academicism 210

Notes 213

Subject and name index 223

Index of Parry's works 231

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