List of compositions by Hubert Parry

Hubert Parry c. 1916

This is a list of compositions by the English composer Hubert Parry (1848–1918). Dates of composition are indicated by "c.", and of publication by "p."

## Opera

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* Guinevere (libretto by Una Taylor), c. 1885–86

## Incidental music

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* The Birds (Aristophanes), c. 1883?, p. 1880?
* The Frogs (Aristophanes), c. 1891, p. 1892
* Hypatia (Stuart Ogilvie), c. for production Jan. 1893
* A Repentance (Teresa Craigie), c. for production Feb. 1899
* Agamemnon (Aeschylus), c. for production Feb. 1900, p. 1900
* The Clouds (Aristophanes), c. for production 1905, p. 1905
* Proserpine (Keats), c. 1912
* The Acharnians (Aristophanes), c. 1914, p. 1914

## Choral

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### Church music

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* Anthem "Blessed is He", c. 1864, p. 1865
* Te Deum and Benedictus in D ma, c. 1866–68, p. 1868
* Morning, Evening and Communion Service (fragment), c. 1868, p, 1869
* Anthem for chorus & orchestra, "Hear my words, ye people", c. 1894, p. 1894
* Magnificat in F major for soprano, chorus & orchestra, c. 1897, p. 1897
* Te Deum in F major for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra (Latin words), c. 1900, p. 1900; (English words) p. 1903
* Hymn, "God of all created things", p. 1902
* Anthem "I was glad" and processional music for Edward VII's coronation, c. 1902, p. 1903
* Motet "Voces clamantium H" for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra, c. 1903, p. 1903
* Hymn "Crossing the bar" (Tennyson), p. 1903
* Hymn-tune "Through the night of doubt and sorrow", p. 1904
* Motet "Beyond these voices there is peace" for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra, c. 1908, p. 1908
* Hymn-tune "O Sylvan Prophet" (Dryden), p. 1910
* Te Deum in D major for chorus & orch, c. 1911, p. 1911
* Psalm 46, "God is our hope" for bass, double chorus

### Choral works (with orchestra)

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* Oratorio "O Lord, Thou hast cast us out" (Exercise for B.Mus., Oxon.), c. 1865, p. 1876
* Scenes from Shelley's "Prometheus Unbound" for contr., tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra, p. 1880
* Ode from Shirley's "The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses", "The glories of our blood and state" for chorus & orchestra, c. 1883, p. 1885; revised 1914
* Ode at a Solemn Music "Blest pair of sirens" (Milton) for chorus and orchestra, p. 1887
* Oratorio "Judith" for solo voices, chorus & orchestra, p. 1888
* "Ode on St. Cecilia's Day" (Pope) for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra p. 1889
* "L'Allegro ed il Penseroso" (Milton) for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra p. 1890
* Ode "Eton" (Swinburne) for chorus & orchestra c. 1891, p. 1891
* "De Profundis" for soprano, 12-part chorus & orchestra p. 1891
* Choric Song from Tennyson's "Lotus Eaters" for soprano, chorus & orchestra p. 1892
* Oratorio "Job" for solo voices, chorus & orchestra p. 1892
* Oratorio "King Saul" for solo voices, chorus & orchestra p. 1894
* "Invocation to Music" (Bridges) for soprano, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra p. 1895
* "A Song of Darkness and Light" (Bridges) for soprano, chorus & orchestra p. 1898
* "Ode to Music" (A. C. Benson) for soprano, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra p. 1901
* Symphonic Ode "War and Peace" (A. Benson & Parry) for solo voices, chorus & orchestra p. 1903
* "Sinfonia sacra", "Love that casteth out fear" for chorus & orchestra p. 1904
* "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (Browning) for tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra p. 1905
* "Sinfonia sacra", "The Soul's Ransom" for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra p. 1906
* Symphonic poem, "A Vision of Life" for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra p. 1907; revised 1914
* "Eton Memorial Ode" (Bridges) for chorus & orchestra p. 1908
* "Ode on the Nativity" (Dunbar) for soprano, chorus & orchestra p. 1912
* Naval Ode "The Chivalry of the Sea" (Bridges) for chorus & orchestra p. 1916

### Choral works (unaccompanied)

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* Madrigal "Fair daffodils" (5 parts) (Herrick), c. 1866, p. 1866
* Christmas Carol "He is coming" (Mrs. H. Gladstone) p. 1874
* Three Trios for female voices, p. 1875
* Unison Song "Land to the Leeward Ho!" (Margaret Preston), p. 1895
* Partsongs, p. 1897
* Eight Four-part Songs, p. 1898
* Five-part Song, "Who can dwell with greatness" (Austin Dobson), p. 1900
* "Ode to Newfoundland" (Sir Cavendish Boyle), national anthem of the Dominion of Newfoundland and now the provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador, c. 1902-04
* Four-part and eight-part Song, "In Praise of Song" (Parry), p. 1904
* "Von edler Art" (Nuremberg Song-book of 1549, trans. by Paul England), p. 1906
* Seven Partsongs for male voices p. 1910
* Madrigal "La Belle Dame sans merci" (5 parts) (Keats), p, c. 1914
* Carol "When Christ was born" (Harleian MS), p. 1915
* Choral song "And did those feet in ancient time" ("Jerusalem") (Blake), p. 1916
* Six Motets, Songs of Farewell p. 1916–1918 [1. My soul, there is a country (SATB) / words by Henry Vaughan. 2. I know my soul hath power (SATB) / words by John Davies. 3. Never weather-beaten sail (SSATB) / words by Thomas Campion. 4. There is an old belief (SSATBB) / words by John Gibson Lockhart. 5. At the round earth's imagined corners (SSAATTBB) / words by John Donne. 6. Lord, let me know mine end (SATB/SATB) / words from Psalm 39]
* Two Carols, p. 1917
* Three School Songs, p. 1918
* Unison Song "England", p. 1919

## Orchestral works

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* "Allegretto scherzando" in E major c. 1867
* "Intermezzo religioso" c. 1868
* Overture, "Vivien" (lost), c. 1873
* Overture, Guillem de Cabestanh, c. 1878–79
* Piano Concerto in F-sharp c. 1878–79
* Symphony No. 1 in G major c. 1878–82
* Symphony No. 2 in F major ("Cambridge"), c. 1883, p. 1900
* "Suite moderne" c. 1886
* Symphony No. 3 in C major ("English"), c. 1889, p. 1907
* Symphony No. 4 in E minor c. 1889, p. 1921
* "Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy" c. 1893, p. 1893
* "Lady Radnor's Suite" for strings c. 1894, p. 1902
* Elegy for Brahms, A minor p. 1897
* Symphonic Variations, c. 1897, p. 1897
* Symphony Fantasy (Symphony No. 5) in B minor "1912" c. 1912, p. 1922
* Symphonic Poem in 2 connected movements (first called "From Death to Life"), c. 1914
* "An English Suite" for strings (posthumous), p. 1921

## Voice and orchestra

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* Scena for baritone, "The Soldier's Tent", c. 1900, p. 1900

## Chamber music

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* String Quartet No. 1, in G minor c. 1867
* Short Trios for violin, viola & pianoforte c. 1868
* String Quartet No. 2, in C minor c. 1868
* Nonet in B-flat major for wind instruments, c. 1877 p. 1988
* Trio in E minor for violin, cello & pianoforte c. 1878, p. 1879
* Quartet in A-flat major for violin, viola, cello & pianoforte c. 1879, p. 1884
* String Quartet No. 3, in G major c. 1878–80 p. 1995
* String Quintet in E-flat major c. 1884, p. 1909
* Trio in B minor for violin, cello & pianoforte p. 1884
* Trio in G major for violin, cello & pianoforte c. 1884–90

## Violin and pianoforte

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* Partita in D minor c. 1877–86, p. 1890
* Fantasy-Sonata in B minor c. 1878
* Sonata in D major, 1889
* Twelve Short Pieces p. 1895
* Suite in D major p. 1907
* Suite in F major p. 1907

## Violoncello and pianoforte

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* Sonata in A major p. 1883

## Keyboard

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### Pianoforte solo

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* "Sonnets and Songs without Words", Set I, p. 1869
* "Sonnets and Songs without Words", Set II c. 1867 and later, p. 1875
* Seven "Charakterbilder" c. 1872, p. 1872
* Sonata No. 1, in F major c. 1877, p. 1877
* "Sonnets and Songs without Words", Set III c. 1877 and later
* Sonata No. 2, in A major p. 1878
* Theme and 19 Variations in D minor c. 1878–85, p. 1885
* "Shulbrede Tunes", 10 Pieces, p. 1914
* Suite "Hands across the Centuries" p. 1918
* Five Miniatures (posthumous), p. 1926

### Pianoforte duet

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* Characteristic Popular Tunes of the British Isles, c. 1885, p. 1887

### Two pianofortes

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* Grand Duo in E minor c. 1875–76, p. 1877

### Organ

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* Seven Chorale Preludes, p. 1912
* Fantasia and Fugue in G, p. 1913
* Elegy in A-flat major c. 1913, p. 1922
* Three Chorale Fantasies, p. 1915
* Seven Chorale Preludes, p. 1916
* Toccata and Fugue in G major and E minor, "The Wanderer" (posthumous), p. 1921
* Elegie in C. (1918), p. 2018

## Songs

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* "Why does azure deck the sky?" (Thomas Moore), c. 1865–66, p. 1866[1]
* "Autumn" (Thomas Hood), c. ? 1866, p. 1867
* "Angel hosts, sweet love, befriend thee" (Lord Francis Hervey), p. 1867
* "The River of Life" (Lord Pembroke), p. 1870
* Three Songs, c. 1873, p. 1873
* "Twilight" (Lord Pembroke), c. 1874, p. 1875
* "A Garland of Old-fashioned Songs", c. 1873–81, p. 1874 & 1881
* Four Sonnets (Shakespeare), c. 1873–82, p. 1887
* Sonnet, "If thou survive my well-contented day" (Shakespeare), c. 1874
* 3 Odes of Anacreon (trans. Moore), c. 1869–78, p. 1880
* "English Lyrics", Set I, c. 1881–85
* "English Lyrics", Set II (Shakespeare), p. 1886
* "The Maid of Elsinore" (Harold Boulton), p. 1891
* Children's song, "Rock a bye", c. 1893, p. 1893
* "English Lyrics", Set III, p. 1895
* "English Lyrics", Set IV, p. 1897
* "English Lyrics", Set V, p. 1902
* "English Lyrics", Set VI, p. 1902
* "Fear no more the heat of the sun" (Shakespeare), p. 1905
* "English Lyrics", Set VII, p. 1907
* "English Lyrics", Set VIII, p. 1907
* "The Laird of Cockpen" (Lady Nairn) for baritone, c. 1906, p. 1907
* "English Lyrics", Set IX (Mary Coleridge), p. 1909
* "A Hymn for Aviators" (Mary C. D. Hamilton), c. 1915, p. 1915
* "English Lyrics", Set X, c. 1909, p. 1918
* "English Lyrics", Set XI, p. 1920 (posthumously)
* "English Lyrics", Set XII, p. 1920 (posthumously)

## References

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1. ^ Hold, Trevor (2005). Parry to Finzi: Twenty English Song-composers. Boydell Press. p. 19\. ISBN 978-1-84383-174-7.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Compositions by Hubert Parry.

* Free scores by Hubert Parry at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
* Free scores by Hubert Parry in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)