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Gustav Holst - Wikipedia Gustav Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success
Gustav Holst | British Composer Orchestral Conductor | Britannica Gustav Holst was an English composer and music teacher noted for the excellence of his orchestration His music combines an international flavour based on the styles of Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, and others with a continuation of English Romanticism
Best Holst Works: 10 Essential Pieces By The Great Composer Discover our selection of the best Gustav Holst works featuring 10 masterpieces by the great composer including ‘The Planets ’ If we say “Holst,” you’ll say “Planets ” And it’s true – The
10 greatest pieces of music by Gustav Holst - Classic FM Here we celebrate the best works Holst wrote, including orchestral music, film music, choral masterpieces and more Read more: 15 facts about English composer Gustav Holst Gustav Holst composed The Planets after getting obsessed with the night sky, and specifically with astrology
Gustav Holst - World History Encyclopedia Gustav Holst (1874 to 1934) was a British composer of Swedish origin most famous for his dramatic orchestral suite The Planets, first performed in public in 1919 Holst also composed several operas, wrote sacred choral works such as The Hymn of Jesus, and was a dedicated collector of folk songs
About Holst :: The Holst Society Born into a musical family in Cheltenham in 1874, Gustav Holst began composing whilst still at school, and his first essays into professional life were as the organist and choral director in local Cotswold villages
‘The Planets,’ the work that made Gustav Holst a rock star | Chicago . . . After its debut in 1918, Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite The Planets became an international phenomenon — it was so popular during Holst’s lifetime that it conferred what would now be considered rock-star status on the composer
The Planets - Wikipedia The Planets, Op 32, is a seven- movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917 In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its supposed astrological character
Gustav Holst | San Francisco Classical Voice - sfcv. org Strike up the band: Holst was one of the first composers to write seriously for wind band, and he did so even without a commission The two Suites for band (1909, 1911) and Hammersmith (1930) contain some of his best music
Gustav Holst: A Life - Classic FM Born Gustavus Theodore von Holst in Cheltenham in 1874, his grandfather was a harp teacher from Riga, Latvia, and his father, Adolph, an organist and choirmaster Holst dropped the “von” from his surname in 1918 because of the German connotation