Ian Parrott (5 de marzo de 1916 – 4 de septiembre de 2012) fue un prolífico compositor anglo-galés y escritor de música. Sus distinciones incluyen el primer premio de la Royal Philharmonic Society por su poema sinfónico Luxor, y las comisiones de la BBC y la Universidad Yale, y para muchos músicos británicos más importantes. En 1958 su concierto en corno inglés primero fue realizado en el Cheltenham Festival, y en 1963 su concierto en violonchelo fue dada por William Pleeth y la Orquesta Hallé - Ambos conciertos fueron realizados por Sir John Barbirolli.
Obras seleccionadas Formación The Black Ram, Opera in 2 acts (1957); libretto by Idris Bell; Welsh text by T. H. Parry-Williams Once Upon a Time, Opera (1959)
Orquestal Pensieri for string orchestra (1950) Family Prelude and Fugue for strings and piano (1958) Symphony No. 2 (1960) Symphony No. 3 Partita (1967) Harrow March (1970) Homage to Two Masters (1970) Reaching for the Light for chamber orchestra (1971) El Alamein, Symphonic Prelude Fanfare Overture Luxor, Symphonic Poem Romeo and Juliet, Solemn Overture Seithenin, Concert Overture Suite of Four Shakespeare Dances Three Moorish Princesses Variations on a Theme of Dufay Y fair (Three Ladies Suite)
Banda de viento Land of Song, Fantasia on Welsh Tunes (1969)
Concertante Concerto for English horn (cor anglais) and orchestra (1958) Concerto breve for cello and orchestra (1963) Concerto for trombone and wind band (1968) Concertino (1973) Concerto for piano and orchestra Prelude and Waltz for recorder or flute and string orchestra Sinfonia Concertante for recorder, solo violin, string orchestra and percussion Suite for violin and orchestra
Música de cámara Minuet for oboe and piano (1950) Aquarelle for clarinet or viola and piano (1952) Welsh Airs, Arrangements for 2 descant recorders with piano or harp ad libitum (1955) String Quartet No. 2 (1955) String Quartet No. 3 Septete 1962 for flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello and piano (1962) String Quartet No. 4 (1963) Pantglas for violin and piano (1967) Two Dances for flute and piano (1969) Fresh about Cook Strait, Wind Quintet No. 2 for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1970) Devil's Bridge Jaunt for cello and piano (1974) Fanfare and March for 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba (1976) Gleaming Brass, for 2 trumpets (or cornets), horn, trombone and tuba (1977) Rhapsody for trumpet and organ (1977) Fantasy-Sonata for clarinet and piano (1982) Kaleidoscope for violin, cello and piano (1985) Duetto for violin and viola (1986) Autumn Landscape for oboe and piano (1987) Duo for 2 guitars (1988) Fun Fugato and Awkward Waltz for bassoon and piano (1989) Arabesque and Dance for flute and piano (or treble recorder and harpsichord) (1990) Fantasising on a Welsh Tune: Dygan Caerws, Trio for recorder or flute, oboe and piano (1995) Portraits for treble recorder or flute and piano (1999) Rondo giocoso for bassoon and piano (1999) Dialogue and Dance for recorder and organ (2002) The Choral Preludes for cello and piano
Arpa Ceredigion, 3 Pieces with Interludes (1962) Soliloquy and Dance (1974)
Órgano Toccata in C major (1965) Suite [No. 1] (1977) Suite No. 2 (1986)
Piano Betinka, Romance (1940) Fanatasy and Allegro for 2 pianos (1946) Theme and Six Variants (1947) Westerham, Rhapsody (1948) Aspects (1975) Fantasy (1986) Theme from a Symphony for piano 4-hands (1986)
Vocal I heard a linnet courting for voice and piano (1948); words by Robert Bridges In Phaeacia for high voice and piano (1948); words by James Elroy Flecker Leaves for voice and piano (1949); words by Elizabeth Ward Dafydd y gareg wen for voice and piano (1969) Flamingoes for medium voice and piano (1973); words by Jane Wilson Two Thoughtful Songs for high voice and piano (1977); words by William Blake and Gerard Manley Hopkins No Complaints for voice and piano (1984) Eastern Wisdom, 3 Songs for voice and small orchestra (1987); words by Luo Yin, Rabindranath Tagore and from Ecclesiasticus Song of Joy for voice and piano (1988) Aphorisms and Arias of Death and Life for soprano, baritone and piano (1996) Nothing like Grog for voice and piano
Coral Psalm 91 for bass solo, chorus, semi-chorus and orchestra (1946); Biblical words Carol plygain (Dawn Carol) for mixed chorus and piano (1958) Can mewn bar salwn (Song in a Saloon Bar), Part-Song for male voices (tenor, baritone, 2 basses) and piano (1963); words by A. S. J. Tessimond; Welsh words by T. H. Parry-Williams The Song of the Stones of Saint David's for chorus and organ (1968) Offeren yn arddull canu gwerin (Welsh Folk-Song Mass) for unison chorus, organ or piano and percussion (1974) Surely the Lord Is in This Place, Introit for mixed chorus a cappella (1977) Money Talks for male chorus and piano (1978); words by A. S. J. Tessimond; Welsh translation by T. H. Parry-Williams My Cousin Alice for soprano, tenor, mixed chorus, piano and optional tape of North American birds (1982) Anthem of Dedication for mixed chorus and organ (1985) The Christ Child (The "Mother Christmas" Carol) for mixed chorus with piano or organ (1987); words by Barbara Bonner-Morgan My Sweetheart's Like Venus, Welsh Folk-Song arranged for baritone solo and mixed chorus (1987) Master Hughes of Saxe-Gotha (An Unknown Musician) for mixed chorus and piano (1987); words by Robert Browning Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Setting for treble voices and organ (1987) Adam lay y bounden for unison voices and piano or organ (1990) Arglwydd ein Iôr ni (O! Lord Our Sovereign), Psalm 8 for mixed chorus a cappella (1993)
Literario Pathways to Modern Music (A. Unwin, 1947) A Guide to Musical Thought (Dennis Dobson, 1955) Method in Orchestration (Dobson, 1957) The Music of "An Adventure" (Regency Press, 1966) The Spiritual Pilgrims (Llandybie: C. Davies, 1969) Elgar (Dent, 1971) The Music of Rosemary Brown (Regency Press, 1978) Cyril Scott and His Piano Music (Thames Publishing, 1991) The Crying Curlew: Peter Warlock, Family & Influences, Centenary 1994 (Gomer, 1994) Parrottcisms: The Autobiography of Ian Parrott (British Music Society, 2003)
Premios (selectos) 1977, John Edwards Memorial Award from the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music; 1994, the first recipient of the Glyndŵr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales.
Bibliografía The Spiritual Pilgrims (C. Davies, Llandybie, 1969) Elgar (Master Musicians Series) (Dent, London, 1971) ISBN 0-460-03109-0 The Crying Curlew: Peter Warlock, family & influences (Gomer, Llandysul, 1994) ISBN 1-85902-121-2 Parrottcisms (British Music Society, Upminster, 2003) ISBN 1-870536-24-X
Referencias
David C.F. Wright, "Ian Parrott", Biography, MusicWeb Michael Kennedy (Editor): The Oxford Dictionary of Music (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994) ISBN 0-19-869162-9
Enlaces externos Ian Parrott bio at Lengnick Music
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