Gustav Theodore Holst
Written by Dreamworldtech on Thursday 21 February 2008
Renowned English Composer Gustav Theodore Holst was a well known music teacher for more then twenty years. His orchestral suite, The Planets is amongst his most popular achivements. Holst was a scholarly student at the Royal College of Music in London. He was inspired by Richard Strauss, Ravel, Grieg and Vaughan Williams who studied with him at the same college. However his music is known for its origanlity and it draws inspiration from Hindu spiritualism from the east and English folk tunes from the west. Another unique characteristic of Holst’s music is its untraditional use of metre and haunting melodies. There are 200 catalogued compositions amongst his accomplishments. His works include orchestral suites, ballets, operas, choral hymns, songs and concertos.
Some of the composition of Holst include:
First Suite in Eb for Military Band, consisting of;
Chaconne,
Intermezzo and
March.
Second Suite in F for Military Band, consisting of:
March: Morris Dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks;
Song Without Words “I Love my Love”,
Song of the Blacksmith and Fantasia on the “Dargason”
The Planet’s Suite, consisting of:
Mars, the Bringer of War
Song Without Words “I Love my Love”
Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (main theme:”I Vow to Thee, My Country”)
Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Uranus, the Magician
Neptune, the Mystic
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