What is Hubert Parry?
[[File:Charles Hubert Hastings Parry.gif|thumb|Sir Hubert Parry]] '''Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet''' (born [[Bournemouth]], 27 February 1848; died Rustington, near [[Worthing]], [[Sussex]], 7 October 1918) was an [[English people|English]] [[composer]]. His music influenced other English composers such as [[Elgar]] and [[Vaughan Williams]]. Parry wrote a great deal of music, but by far the best known piece he wrote is the song ''[[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]''. Another piece which is often sung is the [[anthem]] ''[[I was glad]]'' written for the [[coronation]] of [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]]. ==His early life== Parry was born into a rich family. He went to school in [[Eton College|Eton]] and got his music degree while he was still there. He then went to [[Oxford]] to study. He learned from the English-born composer Henry Hugo Pierson in [[Stuttgart]], and with [[William Sterndale Bennett]] and the [[pianist]] [[Edward Dannreuther]] in [[London]]. He started to compose a lot of [[chamber music]] which was first performed at Dannreuther’s house. He became famous in 1880 when Dannreuther played his [[piano concerto]] and his [[choir|choral]] work ''Prometheus Unbound'' was performed at the [[Gloucester Festival]]. Other choirs started to ask him to write music for them. One of his best choral pieces was the [[ode]] ''[[Blest Pair of Sirens]]'' (1887). Other choral works include ''Ode on Saint Cecilia's Day'' (1889), the [[oratorio]]s ''Judith'' (1888) and ''Job'' (1892). “Judith” includes a tune which became a well-loved hymn tune called “Repton” sung in churches to the words “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”. His [[orchestra]]l works from this period include four [[symphony|symphonies]], a set of Symphonic Variations in E minor, the ''[[Overture]] to an Unwritten Tragedy'' (1893) and the ''Elegy for Brahms'' (1897). He also wrote for the Greek play 'The Birds' by [[Aristophanes]]. ==Mid career== As Parry became more famous he got many invitatio