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C. Hubert H. Parry (1848–1918), knighted in 1902 for his services to music, was a distinguished composer, conductor and musicologist. In the first of these roles he is best known for his settings of Blake's 'Jerusalem' and the coronation anthem 'I was glad'. He was an enthusiastic teacher and proselytiser of music, believing strongly in its ability to widen and deepen the experience of Man. This survey of European composers from Palestrina to Wagner was intended for the interested amateur, and begins with a rapid and somewhat dismissive survey of European music up to the Renaissance: each composer subsequently discussed is placed in the context of his time, and in a vigorously expressed conclusion, Parry argues for an aesthetic which recognises that some composers are great, others second-rate and yet others downright bad, and that it is essential that the listening public is able to make this distinction.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music reviews & criticism

• Full title: Studies of Great Composers
• Author: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412
• EAN: 9781108004060
• ISBN: 1108004067
• ID: 02053994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 520 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. July 2009

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