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PARRY.
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18S6. Anthems, songs, organ and pf. pieces.
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Also a March for the Royal Wedding at
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Windsor, July 6, 1891.
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His father, Thomas Parhatt, born January
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30, 1793, was an articled pupil of Brailsford,
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the then organist of Doncaster Parish Church.
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In 1812 Gray built a new organ in Huddersfield
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Parish Church, and Parratt was appointed
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organist. His first service was plaj'ed on
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Christmas Day, 1812, and he never missed
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playing on the anniversary of that day till his
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death, March 27, 1862. " He was the first
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organist and resident professor in Hudders-
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field ; a fine player of the old school, and
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celebrated for his accompaniments.
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The elder son, Henry L. Parratt, trained
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by his father, was organist first at Armitage
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Bridge Church; in 1852, of St. Paul's,
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Huddersfield ; then, after some time spent in
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London, succeeded his father at Huddersfield
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Parish Church in 1862. For 85 Christmas
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Days in succession father and son have pre-
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sided at the organ.
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Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings 310-L-24
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings, com-
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poser and writer, born at Bournemouth,
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February 27, 1848, second son of the late
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Gambler Parry, of Higham Court, Gloucester.
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W^ent to Eton in 1861, and while there had
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lessons from Dr. G. Elvey, composed a Church
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Service in D, and passed the examination for
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Mus. Bac. Proceeded to Oxford in 1866,
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graduated Mus. Bac, 1867; B.A., 1870; and
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M.A., 1874. While at Oxford he worked at
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music with Sir W. S. Bennett, and (Sir) G.
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A. Macfarren ; and, making it his profession,
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studied further with H. H. Pierson at Stutt-
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gart, and with E. Dannreuther. It was not
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until 1880 that he was generally known as a
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composer, though an orchestral Intermezzo
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Religiose from his pen was produced at the
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Gloucester Festival of 1868. In February,
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1880, Mr. Dannreuther, at Orme Square,
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brought out some of his chamber music ; and
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his "Prometheus Unbound" was produced
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at Gloucester Festival that year. Since then
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he has contributed more works to the provin-
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cial festivals than any other composer. He
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was appointed Choragus of the University of
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Oxford, in 1883 ; and professor of composition
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and musical history in the R.C.M., on its
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opening the same year. Examiner for Degrees
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in ]\Iusic, London University, 1891 ; and on
in Music, London University, 1891 ; and on
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the retirement of Sir George Grove in 1894,
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he was elected Director of R.C.M. He was
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created Mus. Doc. by Decree of Convocation,
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Oxford, 1884 ; and received the same degree,
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honoris causa, at Cambridge, 1883, and Dublin,
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1891. He has lectured on music at the Royal
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Institution, 1891-3 ; at the Midland Institute,
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Birmingham, 1884, etc., and in other places;
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and has contriljuted to the Academy, 1876,
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and written many elaborate articles for Grove's
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" Dictionary of ]\Iusic."
" Dictionary of Music."

PARRY.
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Works. — Cantatas, oratorios, etc. : Scenes
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from Prometheus Unbound (Shelley), Glouces-
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ter Festival, 1880 ; The Glories of our Blood
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and State, the same, 1883 ; Choral Ode, Blest
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Pair of Syrens (Milton), Bach Choir, Mav 17,
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1887 ; Judith, Birmingham, 1888; St. Cecilia's
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Day, Leeds, 1889 ; L'AUegro ed il Pensieroso,
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Norwich, 1890 ; Psalm 1.30, for soprano solo,
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three choirs, and orchestra, Hereford, 1891 ;
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Choric song, The Lotos Eaters, Cambridge,
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May week, 1892; Oratorio, Job, Gloucester,
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1892, and repeated at Worcester and Hereford,
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1893-4 ; King Saul, Birmingham, 1894 ; Ode,
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Invocation to Music, Leeds, 1895. Ode for
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450th anniversary of Eton ; Music to Aristo-
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phanes' Birds (Cambridge, November, 1883) ;
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Frogs (Oxford, February 17, 1892); and to
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Hypatia, Haymarket, January, 1893. Anthems
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and Services. English Lyrics, 4 sets ; Three
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Odes of Anacreon ; Six Shakesperean and
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other songs, etc. Orchestral : Symphony
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No. 1, in G, Birmingham Festival, 1882 ;
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No. 2, in F, Cambridge University ]\Iusical
No. 2, in F, Cambridge University Musical
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Societv, June 12, 1883 ; No. 3, in C, Philhar-
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monic^i May 23, 1889; No. 4, in E minor,
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Richter, July 1, 1889. Suite Moderne, in A
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minor, Gloucester, 1886 ; Overture, Guillem
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de Cabestanh, Crystal Palace, March 15, 1879;
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Svniphonic overture, On an unwritten Tragedy,.
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Worcester, 1893; Suite for strings, 1894.
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Concerto, in F sharp minor, pf. and orchestra.
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Crystal Palace (Dannreuther), April 3, 1880.
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Chamber Music : Nonet in B flat, Wind ;
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Quintet in E flat ; Quartet in G, strings ;
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in A flat, pf . and strings ; Trios in E minor
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(1880), B minor, and G, pf. and strings ;
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Sonata in A, pf. and 'cello; Fantaisie-Sonata
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in B ; Sonata in D ; Partita in D minor ;
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12 short pieces for violin and pf. Duo in E
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minor, two pf. ; sonatas in B flat and D minor;
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Variations ; Miniatures ; Sonnets and songs
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without words, etc., for pf. Characteristic
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popular tunes of the British Isles, pf. duet.
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Fantasia and Fugue, organ. Literary :
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Studies of Great Composers, Routledge, 1886 ;
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The Art of Music, 1893, enlarged as The
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Evolution of the Art of Music, 1896, Kegan
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Paul; Summary of Musical History, Novello's
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Primers, 1893.
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Parry, John 310-R-50
Parry, John, Welsh harper and collector,
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of Ruabon, North Wales. He was bard or
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harper to Sir W. W. Wynne, of Wynnstay,
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during the middle of the 18th century. He
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appeared in London as a player. He died at
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Ruabon, October 7, 1782.
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Works. — Antient British Music : or a col-
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lection of tunes never before published, which
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are retained by the Cambro Britons, more
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particularly in North Wales. An historical
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account of the rise and progress of jMusic
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among the Antient Britons, London, 1742
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[with Williams] ; only 1 part published.
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British Harmony ; being a collection of Antient


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