Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Sir Charles Hubert Parry, 1st Baronet (1848-1918)
Bio
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet was born in Bournemouth. He was an inheritor of a fortune earned by his grandfather with the East India Company. He studied at Eton College before becoming the youngest ever to earn Oxford's Bachelor of Music. Unable to secure tutoring from Brahms, he continued his education with Edward Dannreuther who began premiering his work. He succeeded Elgar as the director of the Royal College of Music and had many impressive students including Vaughan Williams, Holst, and John Ireland.
Music
Symphony No. 3 in C major "The English"
Symphony No. 2 in F major "The Cambridge"
Symphony No. 1 in G major
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
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