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Holst, Gustav - hŏlst, 1874–1934, English composer, studied at the Royal College of Music. Grieg, Richard Strauss, and Ralph Vaughan Williams influenced his early work, but most of his music is highly original. Outstanding compositions are The Planets (1918), a suite for orchestra; The Hymn of Jesus (1920), for chorus and orchestra; The Perfect Fool (1923), an opera; and Egdon Heath


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    Musical Trends in the 20th Century (Chap. 11 "Gustav Holst (1874-1934)") » Read Now

    by Norman Demuth. 364 pgs.

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    ...DELIUS 128 ELEVEN GUSTAV HOLST 136 TWELVE RALPH...FLORENT SCHMITT 111 GUSTAV HOLST facing page 126...MESSRS. NOVELLO AND CO. LTD. Holst Ode to Death The above as...
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    The Modern Age, 1890-1960 ("Gustav Holst" begins on p. 513) » Read Now

    by Martin Cooper. 766 pgs.

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    ...Vaughan William 507 Gustav Holst 513 Peter Warlock...1864-1949 but appears also in Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 --for instance...Vaughan Williams 1872-1958 and Gustav Holst...
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    National Music and Other Essays ("Gustav Holst: An Essay and a Note" begins on p. 129) » Read Now

    by Ralph Vaughan Williams. 320 pgs.

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    Ralph Vaughan Williams held strong views on many musical subjects. He never hesitated to express his views in plain, vigorous prose, and he became well-known for his essays, which combine typical common sense with a true composer's sensitivity. This collection contains all his writings that he...
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    Twenty-Four Portraits ("Gustav Holst" begins on p. 33) » Read Now

    by William Rothenstein. 100 pgs.

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    ...and informing it with the very spirit of religion. GUSTAV HOLST GUSTAV HOLST Many artists have potential great thoughts but...listening to the Planets or the Hymn of Jesus...

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