Hubert Parry.

Hubert Parry was born on 27 February 1848 in Bournemouth, Dorset. His father, Thomas Gambier Parry, an artist and musician, counted writer John Ruskin among his friends and drew influence from J.M.W. Turner. His mother, Anna Maria Isabella Fynes Clinton, came from a distinguished family. Parry was one of five children, with siblings Henry, Edward, Francis, and Lucy. He attended Eton College and later Exeter College, Oxford, where he studied music.

Hubert Parry taught composition and theory at the Royal College of Music. His students included Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Frank Bridge, and John Ireland, all leading composers. Edward Elgar never attended a music college; he read Parry’s articles in the Dictionary of Music and Musicians and credited them as his inspiration throughout his career. Felix Mendelssohn was Parry’s main musical influence. Parry received a knighthood and later a baronetcy for his contributions.

Hubert Parry married Elizabeth Maude Herbert; they had two daughters, Dorothea and Gwendolen, named after George Eliot characters. Parry’s father, Thomas Gambier Parry, was an artist and musician; his mother, Anna Maria Isabella Fynes Clinton, came from a distinguished family. He had four siblings: Henry, Edward, Francis, and Lucy. Parry died on 7 October 1918 in Rustington, West Sussex.

Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, two of Hubert Parry’s students, shaped English music in the 20th century. Edward Elgar, though not a student, was inspired by Parry’s writings. Parry received a knighthood and a baronetcy. He is remembered for teaching a generation of British composers at the Royal College of Music.