Gustav Holst

Englisches Original: In The Bleak Midwinter

This is a majestic setting of the popular hymn 'O God beyond all praising' to Holst's tune 'Thaxted', which is adapted from a theme in 'Jupiter' from The Planets. Wilberg's beautiful treatment of the...

Best known for his exemplary, exuberant orchestral work The Planets, Gustav Holst's diverse gamut also included hymns, pastoral songs and folk music. He and the poet Robert Bridges became great friend...

In his use of authentic Englsh folksongs, Gnostic texts and Vedic hymns, one can discern Holst's search for a compositional Voice beyond the constraints of the European canon in the early 1900's. In 1...

With gentle grace, this charismatic melody is introduced by your clarinet section, setting into motion one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, scored here for young concert band. The legato styling...

Based on the lovely melody from the fourth movement of Holst's most performed work, Jupiter has been carefully prepared for your beginners concert at the end of their first year. Although scored to co...

Gustav Holst's First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, one of the first pieces written exclusively for military bands, was composed in 1909. This arrangement is based on the second theme of the march...

The charming folk song chosen by Gustav Holst is found early in his revered Second Suite. Scored for first year players, this is a sea shanty originally from southern England. Historic and musical, th...

The third movement of Opus 34 (Three Festival Choruses), which Gustav Holst penned in 1916, was originally scored for chorus with piano, orchestra, or military band. The easily recognized melody is a...

The rich Holst concert band heritage is presented for your beginners with three cherished themes from both his military band suites and the march from A Moorside Suite. Enhanced with teaching opportun...

Die zeitlose Melodie von Holst wurde von Aric Branchfield brillant für jüngere Spieler transkribiert und bietet dem Dirigenten/Lehrer eine Fülle von Unterrichtsmöglichkeiten. Das Werk ist von Natur au...

Die zeitlose Melodie von Holst wurde von Aric Branchfield brillant für jüngere Spieler transkribiert und bietet dem Dirigenten/Lehrer eine Fülle von Unterrichtsmöglichkeiten. Das Werk ist von Natur au...

Mars, der Überbringer des Krieges ist der Titel des ersten Satzes aus Gustav Holsts Meisterwerk Die Planeten (Opus 32, Nr. 1). Mit ihrer weiten dynamischen Bandbreite faszniert die düsterre, dramatisc...

Often imitated but never duplicated, the music from Holst's symphonic classic The Planets continues to thrill audiences and inspire performers. Even at this easy level, here is a setting of this famou...

Introduce your students to Gustav Holst's monumental work, 'The Planets' with this beautiful majestic chorale from the movement 'Jupiter. ' James Curnow's solid scoring of this work makes it a choice...

Gustav Holst has long been revered as a master composer. His work transcribes wonderfully for concert band. Douglas Wagner has chosen portions of The Planets to create a through-played medley for youn...