Gustav Holst

Biography by Robert Cummings

Holst was a British composer renowned for his colorful orchestral suite The Planets, but also known for music in a variety of genres.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Genre
The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125	1914	Orchestral
In the Bleak Midwinter, for chorus & organ, H. 73	1904	Choral
St. Paul's Suite, for strings, Op. 29/2, H. 118	1912	Orchestral
Suite No. 2, for military band in F major, Op. 28/2, H. 106	1911	Band Music
Suite No. 1, for military band in E flat major, Op. 28/1, H. 105	1909	Band Music
Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-100	1908	Choral
A Moorside Suite, for brass band, H. 173	1928	Band Music
Brook Green Suite, for strings, H. 190	1933	Orchestral
Egdon Heath (Homage to Hardy), for orchestra, Op. 47, H. 172	1927	Orchestral
Hammersmith, prelude & scherzo for military band (also version for orchestra), Op. 52, H. 178	1930	Band Music
The Perfect Fool, opera & ballet, Op. 39, H. 150	1918	Opera
I vow to thee, my country, for chorus & orchestra, H. 148	1921	Choral
Nunc Dimittis, for chorus, H. 127	1915	Choral
Ave Maria, for female chorus, Op. 9b, H. 49	1900	Choral
Lullay my liking, for soprano & chorus, Op. 34/2, H. 129	1916	Choral
The Planets, for 2 pianos (original version of work), Op. 32, H. 125	1914	Keyboard
Songs (12) for voice & piano, Op. 48, H. 174	1929	Vocal Music
This have I done for my true love, for chorus, Op. 34/1, H. 128	1916	Choral
A Fugal Concerto, for flute, oboe & string orchestra, Op. 40/2, H. 152	1923	Concerto
A Somerset Rhapsody, for orchestra, Op. 21/2, H. 87	1906	Orchestral