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	Avg. Duration	Genre
The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125	1914	41:59	Orchestral
St. Paul's Suite, for strings, Op. 29/2, H. 118	1912	12:56	Orchestral
A Moorside Suite, for brass band, H. 173	1928	12:55	Band Music
In the Bleak Midwinter, for chorus & organ, H. 73	1904	04:07	Choral
Hammersmith, prelude & scherzo for military band (also version for orchestra), Op. 52, H. 178	1930	14:07	Band Music
Suite No. 1, for military band in E flat major, Op. 28/1, H. 105	1909	10:18	Band Music
Egdon Heath (Homage to Hardy), for orchestra, Op. 47, H. 172	1927	13:48	Orchestral
Suite No. 2, for military band in F major, Op. 28/2, H. 106	1911	11:39	Band Music
Brook Green Suite, for strings, H. 190	1933	06:53	Orchestral
Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-100	1908	25:25	Choral
The Perfect Fool, opera & ballet, Op. 39, H. 150	1918	11:13	Opera
Ave Maria, for female chorus, Op. 9b, H. 49	1900	04:38	Choral
Nunc Dimittis, for chorus, H. 127	1915	03:30	Choral
Lullay my liking, for soprano & chorus, Op. 34/2, H. 129	1916	03:51	Choral
Sávitri, chamber opera, Op. 25, H. 96	1908	30:10	Opera
I vow to thee, my country, for chorus & orchestra, H. 148	1921	03:28	Choral
At the Boar's Head, 1-act opera, Op. 42, H. 156	1924	51:04	Opera
A Fugal Concerto, for flute, oboe & string orchestra, Op. 40/2, H. 152	1923	08:07	Concerto
The Hymn of Jesus, for 2 choruses, female semi-chorus & orchestra, Op. 37, H. 140	1917	22:03	Choral
Hymns from the Rig Veda, for voice & piano, Op. 24, H. 90	1907	24:52	Vocal Music