Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst's 'Christmas Carol' and J. S. Bach's 'Jesu, Joy of Man s Desiring' are woven together creating an exquisite combination for four octaves of bells with optional 5th-octave!

Stuck in the middle of the 'Jupiter' section of Gustav Holst's 'The Planets' is perhaps the most poignant tune the great composer wrote. Here set as a meditation on a hymn tune based on Holst's origin...

Using only legato ringing, this gently flowing setting conveys a sense of peace and tranquility surrounding the birth of the Christ child. Optional handchimes in the middle section provide a lovely co...

This monumental piece for concert/military band works very well for this instrumentation. To balance colours and dynamics, the piccolo trumpet and e-flat trumpet are used to perform the original woodw...

Robert van Beringen schrieb diese leicht spielbare Bearbeitung des vierten Satzes aus Gustav Holsts berühmter Suite Die Planeten.

Euphonium Stimmen in Violin- und Bass-Schlüssel

SB, SATB, Keyboard or Orchestra or Brass Quintet, Percussion and Keyboard. The element of mysticism can be seen in most of Holst's music, but nowhere is it achieved with such economy of means as it i...

An episode from the Mahabharata. For Soprano, Tenor and Bass soloists, Female chorus and orchestra consisting of 2 Flutes, English Horn, 2 String Quartets and Double Bass.

The Wandering Scholar, Holst's last opera, was written in 1929-30: its original title was 'The Tale of the Wandering Scholar'. It was first performed in The David Lewis Theatre, Liverpool, in 1934, co...

Invocation was composed in 1911 and first performed on May 2nd of that year in the Queen's Hall, London, by May Mukle with the New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Landon Ronald. The work received seve...

Instrumentation: 2.2.ca.2.2.cbsn - 4331 - strings

Holst's Symphony in F: The Cotswold Op. 8 (H. 47) was composed in 1899 and 1900 and given what was in all probability its only performance in 1902 by the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra conducted by D...

Orchestration 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Cor Anglais, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, Contra Bassoon, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C or Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) An...

Orchestration Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Cor Anglais, 2 Clarinets in A or Bb, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contra Bassoon, 4 Horns in F, 4 Trumpets in C or Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion [2...

Orchestration Piccolo*, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Cor anglais*, 3 Clarinets in Bb, Bass clarinet*, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 4 Trumpets in Bb (4th*), 3 Trombones, Tenor tuba*, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (2 pla...

Orchestration Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Cor anglais*, 3 Clarinets in Bb, Bass clarinet*, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Glockenspiel, Tambourine,...

Full Score edition. Paperback.

With a title taken from a setting in Robert Hitchen's novel, The Garden of Allah, this three-movement suite was inspired by Holst's 1908 voyage to Algeria and the Sahara desert. Sub-titled Oriental Su...

Gustav Holst, der das Werk zwischen 1914 und 1917 schrieb, wurde ursprünglich durch ein Gespräch über Astrologie inspiriert, das er 1913 während eines Urlaubs mit Freunden in Spanien führte. Von den K...

Holst composed this, one of his better-known chamber works, on a visit to a festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1923. The first movement has been described as a dialogue between the two solo instrumen...

With gentle grace, your orchestra, setting into motion the performance of one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, quietly introduces this charismatic melody. The legato styling offers a magnificent...