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where he became Professor of Music (1900–08); he then succeeded Sir George Grove as director of the Royal College of Music. Although he produced four symphonies and chamber music, Parry excelled in vocal genres: the opera Guinevere (1885–86), several oratorios including Job (1892), and numerous anthems and songs. His expansive, noble melodies and a certain English flavour are exemplified ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

1816–75 English composer Bennett was a leading figure of the ‘London Piano School’, a significant group of pianist-composers that included Muzio Clementi (1752–1832), Ignaz Moscheles (1794–1870) and Johann Baptist Cramer (1771–1858). A boy chorister at King’s College, Cambridge, he began studies aged 10 at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), where his teachers included Cipriani Potter. Close friends included ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

(Vocal/instrumental group, 2003–present) Canadian performers Arcade Fire – Win Butler (vocals), Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld and Jeremy Gara (all multi-instrumentalists) – gave the public what they did not think they would like with the 2004 Funeral debut. Essentially a modern gothic masterpiece, the record covered dance, folk ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

Hora Novissima (1893). Recommended Recording: A Northern Ballad, op. 49, Albany SO (cond) Julius Hegyi (New World) Introduction | Late Romantic | Classical Personalities | (Sir) Charles Hubert Parry | Late Romantic | Classical ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

1872–1958 English composer Vaughan Williams studied with Parry, Stanford and, in Berlin, with Bruch, but was slow to find his unique personal voice. This was released by his study of English folksong (which he began collecting in 1903) and of Tudor church music, and by a further period of study with Ravel in 1908. He realized ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

, composing 60 operas as well as ballets, cantatas, sacred works, orchestral sinfonias and chamber music. Recommended Recording: Orazi e Curiazi, soloists, Philharmonia (cond) David Parry (Opera Rara) Introduction | Early Romantic | Classical Personalities | Giacomo Meyerbeer | Early Romantic | Classical ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

in his finest operas, Medea and La rosa. He also composed over 600 sacred works, mostly unpublished. Recommended Recording: Medea in Corinto, soloists, Philharmonia (dir) David Parry (Opera Rara) Introduction | Early Romantic | Classical Personalities | Etienne-Nicolas Méhul | Early Romantic | Classical ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

, the day their new album The Dark Side Of The Moon was released Stateside. The band were augmented by three backing singers and Gilmour’s former Joker’s Wild band-mate Dick Parry whose saxophone was a vital part of the track ‘Money’. After three UK performances Floyd returned to the States for a further 13 stadium dates. As well as quadraphonic sound ...

Source: Pink Floyd Revealed, by Ian Shirley

a road crew of around 200. The most impressive stage props were two Skyship 600 airships – one for America and one for Europe – and a vast mirror-ball. Dick Parry (saxophone), Gary Wallis (percussion), Guy Pratt (bass), Jon Carin (keyboards) and Tim Renwick (guitar) and three backing singers were on hand when the World Tour kicked off in Miami on ...

Source: Pink Floyd Revealed, by Ian Shirley
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