Hubert Parry
Sign in to saveAlso known as Charles Hubert Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, C. Hubert H. Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Bt.
British composer, teacher and historian (1848–1918)
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Hubert Parry was a male composer from the United Kingdom. His work is categorized within the classical and romantic genres, with specific tags including British, English, and choral music. He is recognized as a British composer.
Parry was born on February 27, 1848, and died on October 7, 1918. His compositions are listed in various databases, with work counts ranging from one to five across different sources. One of his top works is identified as *Songs* (Musica Britannica).
His music has been played 230,306 times and has 44,939 listeners on Last.fm. Parry is referenced by 520 other encyclopedia articles. He stated that methods of art are the product of the patient labour of generations.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Parry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bournemouth
- Place of death
- Rustington
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Eton College
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- baronet
- Noble title
- baronet
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Music
- Student of
- Samuel Sebastian Wesley
- Genre
- symphony
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Wanderers F.C.
- Image
- Hubert Parry c1893b.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hubert Parry
- date of birth
- 1848-02-27
- date of death
- 1918-10-07
- medical condition
- 1918–1920 flu pandemic
- cause of death
- influenza
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Hubert Hastings Parry
- place of burial
- St Paul's Cathedral
- writing language
- English language
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Hubert Parry
Sources (1)
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Hubert Parry, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Hubert Parry in The Musical Quarterly, c. 1916
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (27 February 1848 – 7 October 1918), was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem", his 1902 setting for the coronation anthem "I was glad", the choral and orchestral ode Blest Pair of Sirens, and the hymn tune "Repton", which sets the words "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind". His orchestral works include five symphonies and a set of Symphonic Variations. He also composed the music for Ode to Newfoundland, the national anthem for the Dominion of Newfoundland.
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