Parry's creative process / Michael Allis.

Author/creator Allis, Michael, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot, Hants ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2003.
Descriptionxviii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918--Criticism and interpretation.
Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)

SeriesMusic in 19th-century Britain
Music in nineteenth-century Britain. ^A412049
Contents Parry's reception and the creative process -- Materials: manuscripts, sketchbooks and papers -- The sketching process -- Drafts -- The scoring process -- Rehearsal, performance and publication -- Attitudes to text -- Case study: a birthday.
Abstract Of the several unfortunate images surrounding the composer Hubert Parry (1848-1918), some of the most damaging are those connected with his approach to composition itself. In particular, it has been suggested that Parry possessed a great facility, and that consequently he was not critical about the pieces which he composed. This book explores in detail the various compositional stages of Parry's work from initial sketches and drafts through to editing made in the light of rehearsal and performance, supplemented by pertinent details from Parry's correspondence and diary entries. The author provides a portrait of Parry as a composer who often struggled long and hard over the creation of a new piece, approaching all stages of the creative process of composition with a high degree of criticism and professionalism.
General noteRevision of the author's thesis (1994) originally presented under title: The Creative Process of Hubert Perry.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-252) and indexes.
LCCN 2002066590
ISBN1840146818 (alk. paper)