List of compositions by Gustav Holst

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Below is a sortable list of compositions by Gustav Holst . The works are categorized by genre, H. catalogue number (A Thematic Catalogue of Gustav Holst's Music by Imogen Holst, London, Faber Music Ltd., 1974), opus number, date of composition and title.

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GenreH.OpusDateTitleScoringNotes
Opera1895Opera in 1 act; libretto by Fritz Hart
Opera1896Children's Operetta
Opera1902Musical Idyll in 1 act; libretto by the composer
Opera1899–1906SitaOpera in 3 acts based on the story of Rama and Sita from the Ramayana
Opera1908 Sāvitri Chamber Opera in 1 act; libretto by the composer based on the episode of Savitri and Satyavan from the Mahābhārata
Opera1501918–22Comic Opera in 1 act; libretto by the composer; revised as a ballet 1922
Opera1561924 At the Boar's Head Opera in 1 act; libretto by the composer based on William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2
Opera1761929–30Chamber Opera in 1 act; libretto by Clifford Bax founded on an incident in Helen Waddell's The Wandering Scholars .
Ballet1491921
Ballet1501918–221922 revision of the opera; libretto by the composer
Ballet1631926Choral Ballet; for chorus and orchestra; founded on the tale of the Brothers Grimm, adapted by Jane M. Joseph
Ballet1641926–27Choral Ballet; for chorus and orchestra; words by Steuart Wilson
Incidental music1905Stratford Revels
Incidental music1905Nabou, or Kings in Babylon
Incidental music1909Masque; music for the play by Frances Ralph Gray
Incidental music1021909Stepney Children's Pageantfor orchestra
Incidental music102a1909for unison chorus and pianofrom the incidental music for Stepney Children's Pageant; words by G.K. Menzies
Incidental music1141910for chorus and military bandPart 1 Scene 4 of The Pageant of London [1]
Incidental music1221914Philip the King [2] Incidental Music to the play by John Masefield
Incidental music1431918for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Incidental music1461920for unison voices, for the play by Euripides in translation by Gilbert Murray
Incidental music1921St. Martin's Pageant
Incidental music1701927for soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, mixed chorus, trumpet, piano, organ and string orchestra ad libitumIncidental music for a Mystery Play
Incidental music1801930for unison male chorusfor the play by George Moore
Incidental music1933–1934
Film score1841931directed by Harcourt Templeman
Orchestral1891Intermezzofor orchestra
Orchestral1897for orchestra
Orchestral1898Suite in G minorfor string orchestra
Orchestral1899Walt Whitmanfor orchestraOverture
Orchestral1899, 1912Suite de ballet in E major
  1. Danse rustique
  2. Valse
  3. Scène de nuit
  4. Carnival
for orchestrarevised 1912; originally Op. 8
Orchestral1899–1900Symphony in F major "The Cotswolds"
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Elegy (In Memoriam William Morris)
  3. Scherzo
  4. Finale
for orchestraoriginally Op. 10
Orchestral1903?Greetingfor orchestraoriginal version for violin and piano
Orchestral1903Indrafor orchestraSymphonic Poem
Orchestral1906, 1907Songs of the Westfor orchestrarevised 1907
Orchestral1906, 1907for orchestrarevised 1907
Orchestral1906for chamber orchestraNo. 2 also for small military band
Orchestral1071909–1910 Beni Mora : Oriental Suite
  1. First Dance
  2. Second Dance
  3. Finale: In the Street of Ouled Naïls
for orchestra
Orchestral1910Morris Dance Tunes
Set I
  1. Bean Setting
  2. Laudnum Bunches
  3. Country Gardens
  4. Constant Billy
  5. Trunkles
  6. Morris Off
Set II
  1. Rigs o' Marlow
  2. Bluff King Hal
  3. How d'ye do, sir?
  4. Shepherd's Hey
  5. The Blue-eyed Stranger
  6. Morris Off
for orchestra
Orchestral1081911Phantastes, Suite in F major
  1. Prelude
  2. March
  3. Sleep
  4. Dance
for orchestrawithdrawn, originally Op. 29 No. 2
Orchestral1181912–1913 St Paul's Suite
  1. Jig
  2. Ostinato
  3. Intermezzo
  4. Finale: The Dargason
for string orchestradedicated to the orchestra at St Paul's Girls' School; Finale is an arrangement of 4th movement in Second Suite. [3]
Orchestral1251914–1916for orchestra and female chorusoriginal version for 2 pianos


4. main theme: "I Vow to Thee, My Country"
Orchestral1261915Japanese Suite [ ja]
  1. Prelude: Song of the Fisherman
  2. Ceremonial Dance
  3. Dance of the Marionette
  4. Interlude: Song of the Fisherman
  5. Dance under the Cherry Tree
  6. Finale: Dance of the Wolves
for orchestra
Orchestral1511922 A Fugal Overture for orchestra
Orchestral1721927 Egdon Heath (A Homage to Thomas Hardy) for orchestratitle taken from Thomas Hardy's fictitious area Egdon Heath
Orchestral1928Nocturne from "A Moorside Suite"for string orchestra
Orchestral1928Fugue à la Giguefor orchestraoriginal work Fugue in G major, BWV 577 by Johann Sebastian Bach; arrangement by Holst; also for band
Orchestral1781930, 1931Hammersmith
  1. Prelude
  2. Scherzo
for orchestraoriginal for military band; orchestral version (1931) premiered at the same 1931 concert as William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast
Orchestral1851932Jazz-Band Piece (Mr. Shilkret's Maggot)for orchestrarevised by Imogen Holst as "Capriccio" (1967)
Orchestral1901933 Brook Green Suite
  1. Prelude
  2. Air
  3. Dance
for string orchestra with flute, oboe and clarinet ad libitum
Orchestral190a1933Gavottefor string orchestra with flute, oboe and clarinet ad libitumoriginally intended for Brook Green Suite
Orchestral1921933–1934Scherzofor orchestrapart of an unfinished Symphony
BandThree Folk Tunesfor small military band [1]
Band1906Marching Songfor small military bandNo. 2 from 2 Songs without Words
Band1051909 First Suite in E-flat
  1. Chaconne
  2. Intermezzo
  3. March
for military band
Band1061911 Second Suite in F
  1. March: Morris Dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks
  2. Song Without Words: "I'll Love My Love"
  3. Song of the Blacksmith
  4. Fantasia on the Dargason
for military band
1. also known as Three Folk Tunes or March on Three Folk Tunes
Band1928Fugue à la Gigueoriginal work Fugue in G major, BWV 577 by Johann Sebastian Bach; arrangement by Holst; also for orchestra
Band1928for brass bandunfinished transcription for military band by Holst (Scherzo and 38 bars of Nocturne); [1] The whole work transcribed by Gordon Jacob in 1952 and Denis Wright in 1937 [4]
Band1930 Hammersmith
  1. Prelude
  2. Scherzo
for military bandalso for orchestra (1931); premiered by the US Marine Band on 17 April 1932 [3]
Concertante1905for violin and orchestra
Concertante1911Invocationfor cello and orchestra
Concertante1521923 A Fugal Concerto
  1. Moderato
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro
for flute, oboe (or 2 violins) and string orchestra
Concertante1751929 Double Concerto
  1. Scherzo
  2. Lament
  3. Variations on a Ground
for
Concertante1911933 Lyric Movement for viola and small orchestradedicated to violist Lionel Tertis
Chamber music1893Theme and Variationsfor
Chamber music1894Air and Variationsfor
Chamber music1894Duo Concertante (Duet)for trombone and organ
Chamber music1894String Trio in G minorfor violin, viola and cello
Chamber music1896Fantasiestücke
  1. March
  2. Minuet
  3. Scherzo
for oboe, 2 violin, viola and cellorevised as 3 Pieces in 1910
Chamber music1896, 1910for oboe, 2 violin, viola and cello1910 revision of Fantasiestücke
Chamber music1896Variationsfor oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello
Chamber music1896Sextet in E minorfor oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello
Chamber music1896 Quintet in A minor
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Scherzo, Allegro vivace
  3. Adagio
  4. Allegro con brio
for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
Chamber music1897Scherzofor
Chamber music1901–1902for violin
Chamber music1902?Lied ohne Wortefor violin and piano
Chamber music1903?for violin (or cello) and piano
Chamber music1903for
Chamber music1903?Greetingfor violin and pianoalso for orchestra
Chamber music1904?Mayafor violin and piano
Chamber music1904?Valse-Étudefor violin and pianodedicated to Marie Hall
Chamber music1903 Quintet for Winds in A major
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio
  3. Minuet (in Canon) and Trio
  4. Theme and Variations: Poco allegro e cantabile
for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Chamber music1906for
Chamber music1351916 Phantasy Quartet on British Folk Songs for
Chamber music1581925 Terzetto
  1. Allegretto
  2. Un poco vivace
for flute, oboe and viola
Organ1891for organ
Piano1892Arpeggio Studyfor piano
Piano1893Introduction and Bolerofor piano 4-hands
Piano1895Dances
  1. Allegretto
  2. Ländler
for piano 4-hands
Piano1899Duet in D majorfor piano 4-hands
Piano1901for piano
Piano1251914–1916for also orchestrated



4. main theme: "I Vow to Thee, My Country"
Piano1531924Toccatafor pianofounded on the Northumbrian pipe-tune "Newburn Lads"
Piano1541924for piano
Piano1651926Chrissemas Day in the Morningfor pianofounded on a tune from North Countrie Ballads
Piano1661927for pianofounded on a tune from North Countrie Ballads
Piano1791930–1932
1930
1932
for piano
Vocal1891for voice and piano
Vocal1891Die Sprodefor voice and piano
Vocal1891–1892There Is Dew for the Flow'retfor voice and piano
Vocal1892I Come from Haunts of Coot and Hernfor voice and piano
Vocal1892Sing Heigh-Ho!for voice and piano1st setting
Vocal1893Anna-Mariefor voice and piano
Vocal1893for voice and piano1st setting
Vocal1893There Sits a Bird on Yonder Treefor voice and piano
Vocal1893for voice and piano
Vocal1890sfor voice and piano
Vocal1895, 1897O Lady, Leave That Silken Threadfor baritone and pianooriginal version (1895) for mixed chorus a cappella; words by Thomas Hood
Vocal1896–1898for voice and piano
1. words by Charles Kingsley
2. words by Henrik Ibsen in translation by William Archer
3. words from Heinrich Heine
4. words by Robert Bridges
Vocal1897Song to the Sleeping Ladyfor voice and pianowords by George MacDonald
Vocal1901–1902for voice and pianowords by Fritz Hart
Vocal1897for voice and piano2nd setting; words by Thomas Hood
Vocal1897Sing Heigh-Ho!for voice and piano2nd setting; words by Charles Kingsley
Vocal1897Airly Beaconfor voice and pianowords by Charles Kingsley
Vocal1890sTwin Stars Aloftfor voice and pianowords by Charles Kingsley
Vocal1890sfor voice and pianowords by Charles Kingsley
Vocal1897Not a Sound But Echoing in Mefor voice and pianowords by George MacDonald
Vocal1898Whether We Die or Livefor voice and pianowords by George Meredith
Vocal1898, 1900for baritone and orchestrarevised 1900; words by Henrik Ibsen in translation by William Archer
Vocal1890sAutumn Songfor voice and pianowords by Robert Bridges
Vocal1898My Joyfor voice and pianowords by Robert Bridges
Vocal1890sDraw Not Away Thy Handsfor voice and pianowords by William Morris
Vocal1890sI Scanned Her Picturefor voice and piano
Vocal1890sTwo Brown Eyesfor voice and piano
Vocal1898–1899Bhanavar's Lamentfor voice and pianowords by George Meredith
Vocal1890sAh, Come, Fair Mistressfor voice and pianowords by Walter E. Grogan
Vocal1900She Who Is Dear to Mefor voice and pianowords by Walter E. Grogan
Vocal1903for voice and pianowords by Eric Mackay
Vocal1904Dewy Rosesfor voice and pianowords by Alfred H. Hyatt
Vocal1903Song of the Woodsfor voice and pianowords by Alfred H. Hyatt
Vocal1902–1903To a Wild Rosefor voice and pianowords by Alfred H. Hyatt
Vocal681902–1903for baritone and piano
1. words translated from Rig Veda by the composer
2. words by anonymous
3.~5. words by Thomas Hardy
6. Words by Robert Bridges
Vocal1903–1904for soprano and piano
1. words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
2. words by Philip Sidney
3. words by anonymous
4. words by Nicholas Breton
5. words by William Blake
6. words by Alfred H. Hyatt
Vocal1904, 1912for soprano and orchestrarevised 1912; setting of the poem "From Noon to Starry Night" by Walt Whitman; Colin Matthews notes that while Holst had not yet developed a musical style of his own, this early work shows "conviction and individuality", and has "few parallels in British music of this period". [5]
Vocal1904–1905Darest Thou Now, O Soulfor voice and pianowords by Walt Whitman
Vocal1890sNow Sleep and Take They Restfor voice and pianowords by James Mabbe after Fernando de Rojas
Vocal1900sTo Hopefor voice and pianowords by anonymous
Vocal1906–1908for voice and pianofolk song arrangements by Holst
Vocal1906–1907Stu Mo Runfor voice and pianoScottish folk song; arrangement by Holst
Vocal1906–1914for voice and pianofolk song arrangements by Holst
Vocal1907for voice and pianowords by Alice M. Buckton
Vocal1907–1908Hymns from the Rig Veda (Vedic Hymns)
First Group
  1. Ushas (Dawn)
  2. Varuna I (Sky)
  3. Maruts (Stormclouds)
    Second Group
  4. Indra (God of Storm and Battle)
  5. Varuna II (The Waters)
  6. Song of the Frogs
    Third Group
  7. Vac (Speech)
  8. Creation
  9. Faith (Sraddha)
for medium voice and pianoEnglish words translated from the Sanskrit by the composer
Vocal1907Ratri (The Night)for medium voice and pianooriginally included in Op. 24
Vocal1231914?for voice and pianowords by Alice M. Buckton
Vocal1911Glory of the Westfor voice and pianoarrangement by Holst
Vocal1321916–1917for soprano (or tenor) and violin
Vocal1411918May Day Carolfor voice and
Vocal1471920sfor voice and pianowords by E. A. Ramsden
Vocal1920sHe-Back She-Backfor voice and piano
Vocal1741929for soprano and pianowords by Humbert Wolfe
Vocal174a1929Epiloguefor soprano and pianowords by Humbert Wolfe; originally intended for Op. 48
Vocal1930God Be in My Headfor voice and piano
Choral1887Horatiusfor mixed chorus and orchestra
Choral1890for mixed chorus and piano
Choral1891–1892Sailor's Chorusfor male chorus and orchestra
Choral1891–1892for unison voices and piano
Choral1891–1892Advent Litanyfor unison voices and piano
Choral1892Sanctusfor unison voices and organ
Choral1892New Year Chorusfor mixed chorus and piano
Choral1892Ode to the North East Windfor male chorus and orchestra
Choral1893–1894Winter and the Birdsfor mixed chorus and piano
Choral1894Love Wakes and Weepsfor mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1894Ave Maria, Maiden Mildfor female chorus a cappella
Choral1894Fathoms Deep Beneath the Wavefor female chorus a cappella
Choral1894Now Winter's Winds Are Banishedfor female chorus a cappella
Choral1894Summer's Welcomefor female chorus a cappella
Choral1894Winter and the Birdsfor female chorus a cappella
Choral1895for mixed chorus a cappellawords by Thomas Hood
Choral1895for mixed chorus a cappellawords by Thomas Hood
Choral1895Spring It Is Cheeryfor mixed chorus a cappellawords by Thomas Hood
Choral1895O Lady, Leave That Silken Threadfor mixed chorus a cappellawords by Thomas Hood; also for baritone and piano
Choral1890sAll Night I Waited by the Springfor female chorus a cappella
Choral1896for female chorus a cappellawords translated from Heinrich Heine
Choral1896There's a Voice in the Windfor mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1896for mixed chorus a cappellawords by Ben Jonson
Choral1890sAh Tyrant Lovefor mixed chorus a cappellawords by Charles Kingsley
Choral1896Light Leaves Whisperfor mixed chorus a cappellawords by Fritz Hart
Choral1893–1896Not Unto Us, O Lordfor mixed chorus and organ (or piano)Biblical words: Psalm 115
Choral1897O Spring's Little Childrenfor female chorus a cappellawords by Francis Thompson
Choral1897Clear and Coolfor mixed chorus and orchestrawords by Charles Kingsley
Choral1898Clouds o'er the Summer Sky, Canonfor words by Fritz Hart
Choral1899Autumn Songfor female chorus a cappellawords by Francis Thompson; also for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 9a No. 2
Choral1897–1900for mixed chorus a cappella
1. words by William Morris
2. words by Francis Thompson; also for female chorus a cappella (1899)
3. words by William Morris
4. words by William Shakespeare
5. words by William Morris
Choral1900Ave Mariafor female chorus a cappella
Choral1912I love Theefor mixed chorus a cappellawords by Thomas Hood
Choral1903Thou Didst Delight My Eyesfor mixed chorus a cappellawords by Robert Bridges
Choral1890sIt Was a Lover and His Lassfor mixed chorus a cappellawords by William Shakespeare
Choral1902–1903for mixed chorus a cappella
1. words by Francis Thompson
2. words by Thomas Heywood
3. words by Robert Herrick
4. words by anonymous, 16th century
5. words by Christina Rossetti
Choral1903King Estmerefor mixed chorus and orchestra
Choral1904–1905for mixed chorus and organ
1. words by Christina Rossetti
2. words by C. W. Humphreys after Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
3. words by Frederick William Faber
Choral1908In Youth Is Pleasurefor mixed chorus a cappellawords by Robert Wever
Choral1908Now Rest Thee from All Carefor mixed chorus a cappellawords by anonymous
Choral1905Songs from "The Princess"
  1. Sweet and Low
  2. The Splendour Falls
  3. Tears, Idle Tears
  4. O Swallow, Swallow
  5. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
for female chorus a cappellawords by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Choral1905Home They Brought Her Warrior Deadfor female chorus a cappellawords from The Princess by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Choral1907for mixed chorus and pianowords by anonymous
Choral1904–1919for unison voices and orchestra (or piano)
Choral1908Adoramus Te Christe [orig. Orlando di Lasso, arr. Holst]for female chorus a cappella
Choral1908Benedictus [orig. William Byrd, arr. Holst]for female chorus a cappella
Choral1908Help Me, O Lord [orig. Thomas Augustine, arr. Holst]for female chorus a cappella
Choral1908How Merrily We Live [orig. Michael Este, arr. Holst]for female chorus a cappella
Choral1908for mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1907–1908

1916
for mixed chorus, oboe and cellowords by anonymous
Old English Carols
Choral1909Pastoralfor female chorus a cappella
Choral1908Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, First Group
  1. Battle Hymn
  2. Hymn to the Unknown God
  3. Funeral Hymn
for mixed chorus and orchestra (or piano)English words translated from the Sanskrit by the composer
Choral1909Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Second Group
  1. To Varuna (God of the Waters)
  2. To Agni (God of Fire)
  3. Funeral Chant
for female chorus and orchestra (or piano)English words translated from the Sanskrit by the composer
Choral1910Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Third Group
  1. Hymn to the Dawn
  2. Hymn to the Waters
  3. Hymn to Vena
  4. Hymn of the Travellers
for female chorus and harp (or piano)English words translated from the Sanskrit by the composer
Choral1001912Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Fourth Group
  1. Hymn to Agni (The Sacrificial Fire)
  2. Hymn to Soma
  3. Hymn to Manas
  4. Hymn to Indra
for male chorus and string orchestra with brass ad libitum (or piano)English words translated from the Sanskrit by the composer
Choral1031909O England, My Countryfor unison voices and orchestra (or piano)words by G. K. Menzies
Choral1041909for female chorus a cappella
Choral1091910Christmas Day: Choral Fantasy on Old Carols
  1. Good Christian Men Rejoice
  2. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
  3. Come Ye Lofty, Come Ye Lowly
  4. The First Nowell
for mixed chorus and orchestra (or organ)
Choral1910Old Airs and Glees [arr. Holst]for female chorus a cappella
Choral1101910for children's chorus and pianowords by John Greenleaf Whittier
Choral1111910–1912for alto, mixed chorus and orchestrafounded on a Sanskrit poem of Kālidāsa; words translated by the composer
Choral1121911for female chorus and harp (or piano)words translated by the composer from Kālidāsa
Choral1131911In Loyal Bonds United: Empire Day Songfor unison voices and pianowords by Shapcott Wensley
Choral1912News From Whydah [orig. Henry Balfour Gardiner, orch. Holst]for mixed chorus and orchestra
Choral1912Lord, Who Hast Made Us For Thine Own: No. 2 of the Two Psalmsfor female chorus and orchestra
Choral1151911Hecuba's Lamentfor alto, female chorus and string orchestrawords by Gilbert Murray after Euripides
Choral1161913Hymn to Dionysusfor female chorus and orchestrawords by Gilbert Murray after Euripides
Choral1171912for mixed chorus, organ (or brass) and string orchestra
1. with tenor solo
also for female chorus and orchestra (or organ, or piano)
Choral118a1911Playground Songfor unison voices and pianofor St Paul's Girls' School
Choral1191913for female chorus a cappellawords by Thomas Lovell Beddoes
Choral1201913for male chorus a cappellawords by Thomas Hardy
Choral1211914for male chorus, brass and percussionwords by Walt Whitman
Choral1241915Dirge and Hymenealfor female chorus and piano (or harp)words by Thomas Lovell Beddoes
Choral1271915Nunc Dimittisfor mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1281916 This Have I Done for My True Love for mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1291916Lullay My Likingfor soprano and mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1301916Of One That Is So Fair and Brightfor soprano, alto, tenor, bass and mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1311916Bring Us in Good Alefor mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1916 Personent hodie, Christmas Songfor unison chorus and orchestraarrangement by Holst; Latin text and melody from Piæ Cantiones
Choral1916Short Communion Servicefor equal voices a cappellaoriginal work by William Byrd; arrangement by Holst
Choral1331916–1917for unison voices and orchestra

2. words by Jane M. Joseph after Piæ Cantiones
3. words by William Morris
Choral1341916for mixed chorus and orchestra
1. words by Gerard Moultrie after Biblical or other sacred texts
2.~3. words by Clifford Bax
Choral1361916for mixed chorus a cappella
1., 3.~6. also for male chorus a cappella
Choral1371916Diverus and Lazarusfor mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1381917for children's chorus and pianowords by John Greenleaf Whittier
Choral1391917for female chorus and string orchestra (or piano)
Choral1421916–1917Here Is Joy for Every Agefor female chorus a cappellawords by John Mason Neale after "Ecce novum gaudium"
Choral1916–1919All People That on Earth Do Dwell [arr. Holst]for mixed chorus and orchestra
Choral1401917-1919 The Hymn of Jesus for text chosen and translated from the Apocryphal Acts of St. John, next to the hymn Pange lingua gloriosi proelium certaminis
Choral1441919 Ode to Death for mixed chorus and orchestrawords by Walt Whitman
Choral1451919Short Festival Te Deumfor mixed chorus and orchestra
Choral1481921, 1918?"I Vow to Thee, My Country", Hymnfor unison voices and orchestrabased on the theme from the middle section of the Jupiter movement of The Planets ; words by Cecil Spring Rice
Choral1551923–1924 First Choral Symphony
  1. Prelude: Invocation to Pan
  2. Song and Bacchanal
  3. Ode on a Grecian Urn
  4. Scherzo: Fancy
  5. Folly's Song
  6. Finale
for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestrawords by John Keats
Choral1571925Ode to C.K.S. and the Orianafor mixed chorus a cappellafor Charles Kennedy Scott and the Oriana Madrigal Society on the 21st foundation day; words by Jane M. Joseph
Choral
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160

1924
1925
for mixed chorus a cappella
1. words by Henry Vaughan
2. words by Digby Mackworth Dolben
Choral1925God Is Love, His the CareHymn
Choral1611925for the hymnal Songs of Praise
1. words by J. S. Arkwright
2. words by Robert Herrick
3. words by Sabine Baring-Gould
4. words by Percy Dearmer after Thomas Heywood
Choral1621925–1926for soprano, female chorus and string orchestrawords by Robert Bridges
Choral1927O Magnum Mysterium [edt. Holst]for mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1927By Weary StagesHymn
Choral1927Gird on Thy Sword/Lift Up Your ArmsHymn
Choral1671928Christ Hath a Gardenfor female chorus and small orchestrawords by Robert Bridges after Isaac Watts
Choral1681927Man Born to Toilfor mixed chorus, organ and bells ad libitumwords by Robert Bridges
Choral1691927Eternal Fatherfor soprano, mixed chorus, organ and bells ad libitumwords by Robert Bridges
Choral1711928Canterbury Bells: 2 Rounds
  1. Within This Place All Beauty Dwells
  2. To Bother Missis Bell
for words by Mabel Rodwell Jones
Choral1771930for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestrawords by Robert Bridges
Choral1811931Roadwaysfor unison voices and pianowords by John Masefield
Choral1821931Wassail Songfor mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1831930–1931for mixed chorus a cappellawords adapted by Steuart Wilson
Choral1861931–1932for male chorus and string orchestra (or piano)words from medieval Latin lyrics translated by Helen Waddell
Choral186a1931On the Battle Which Was Fought at Fontenoyfor male chorus and string orchestra (or piano, or organ)originally intended for Op. 53; words from medieval Latin lyrics translated by Helen Waddell
Choral1871932
poems from mediaeval Latin lyrics in translation by Helen Waddell
Choral1881932"O Spiritual Pilgrim"for soprano and mixed chorus a cappellawords by James Elroy Flecker
Choral1891933Come Live with Mefor words by Christopher Marlowe
-1906Folk Songs from Somersetthought lost; rediscovered 2017 [6]

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Gustav Theodore Holst 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. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development. The subsequent inspiration of the English folksong revival of the early 20th century, and the example of such rising modern composers as Maurice Ravel, led Holst to develop and refine an individual style.

<i>The Planets</i> Orchestral suite by Gustav Holst

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.

In music, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's publication of that work. Opus numbers are used to distinguish among compositions with similar titles; the word is abbreviated as "Op." for a single work, or "Opp." when referring to more than one work. Opus numbers do not necessarily indicate chronological order of composition. For example, posthumous publications of a composer's juvenilia are often numbered after other works, even though they may be some of the composer's first completed works.

"I Vow to Thee, My Country" is a British patriotic hymn, created in 1921 when music by Gustav Holst had a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice set to it. The music originated as a wordless melody, which Holst later named "Thaxted", taken from the "Jupiter" movement of Holst's 1917 suite The Planets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Imogen Holst</span> English composer and conductor (1907–1984)

Imogen Clare Holst was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist, and festival administrator. The only child of the composer Gustav Holst, she is particularly known for her educational work at Dartington Hall in the 1940s, and for her 20 years as joint artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival. In addition to composing music, she wrote composer biographies, much educational material, and several books on the life and works of her father.

The Second Suite in F for Military Band is Gustav Holst's second of his two suites for concert band. Although performed less frequently than the First Suite in E, it is still a staple of the band repertoire. The Second Suite, written in 1911 and first published in 1922, dedicated to James Causley Windram, is longer and considered more difficult to play than its sister suite.

<i>Sāvitri</i> (opera) Chamber opera

Sāvitri is a chamber opera in one act with music composed by Gustav Holst, his Opus 25, to his own libretto. The story is based on the episode of Savitri and Satyavan from the Mahābhārata, which was also included in Specimens of Old Indian Poetry and Idylls from the Sanskrit. The opera features three solo singers, a wordless female chorus, and a chamber orchestra of 12 musicians. Holst had made at least six earlier attempts at composing opera before arriving at Sāvitri.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thaxted (tune)</span> English hymn tune by Gustav Holst

"Thaxted" is a hymn tune by the English composer Gustav Holst, based on the stately theme from the middle section of the Jupiter movement of his orchestral suite The Planets and named after Thaxted, the English village where he lived much of his life. He adapted the theme in 1921 to fit the patriotic poem "I Vow to Thee, My Country" by Cecil Spring Rice but that was as a unison song with orchestra. It did not appear as a hymn-tune called "Thaxted" until his friend Ralph Vaughan Williams included it in Songs of Praise in 1926.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steuart Wilson</span> English tenor and arts administrator (1889–1966)

Sir James Steuart Wilson was an English singer, known for tenor roles in oratorios and concerts in the first half of the 20th century. After the Second World War he was an administrator for several organisations including the Arts Council of Great Britain, the BBC and the Royal Opera House.

<i>The Wandering Scholar</i> Opera by Gustav Holst

The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50 is a chamber opera in one act by the English composer Gustav Holst, composed 1929–30. The libretto, by Clifford Bax, is based on the book The Wandering Scholars by Helen Waddell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dorothy Silk</span> English soprano (1883 - 1942)

Dorothy (Ellen) Silk was an English soprano, who was associated both with early Baroque music and with contemporary British music, particularly the works of Rutland Boughton and Gustav Holst.

The Bells is a 1931 British drama film directed by Harcourt Templeman and Oscar Werndorff and starring Donald Calthrop, Jane Welsh, and Edward Sinclair.

Ode to Death, H. 144, Op. 38, is a musical composition for chorus and orchestra written by English composer Gustav Holst (1874–1934) in 1919. It is a setting of a passage from Walt Whitman's 1865 elegy When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, which was written to mourn the death of American president Abraham Lincoln.

Beni Mora is a three-movement suite of music in E minor for large orchestra, by Gustav Holst. The first performance was at the Queen's Hall, London, on 1 May 1912, conducted by the composer. The work was inspired by music Holst heard in Algeria during a holiday in 1908. The constant repetition of one theme from Arabic folk music in the last movement has been described as a precursor of modern minimalism. The piece also includes dance rhythms and wistful, slow sections, and makes strong use of woodwinds and percussion. Beni Mora has been recorded several times by British orchestras, most recently in 2011.

Egdon Heath, Op. 47, H. 172, subtitled "A Homage to Thomas Hardy", is a tone poem by Gustav Holst, written in 1927. Holst considered it his most perfectly realised composition.

This is a summary of 1928 in music in the United Kingdom.

<i>The Hymn of Jesus</i>

The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140, Op. 37, is a sacred work by Gustav Holst scored for two choruses, semi-chorus, and full orchestra. It was written in 1917–1919 and first performed in 1920. One of his most popular and highly acclaimed compositions, it is divided into two sections. The Prelude presents the plainsong Pange lingua and Vexilla regis first instrumentally and then chorally; the second section, the Hymn, is a setting of his own translation of the Hymn of Jesus from the apocryphal Acts of John.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">This Have I Done for My True Love</span>

"This Have I Done for My True Love", or "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day", Op. 34, no. 1 [H128], is a motet or part song composed in 1916 by Gustav Holst. The words are taken from an ancient carol, and the music is so strongly influenced by English folk music that it has sometimes been mistaken for a traditional folk song itself. It has often been described as a small masterpiece.

The Double Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra is a work by Gustav Holst in three movements played without a break. It was written in 1929 and first performed in 1930 by its dedicatees, the sisters Adila Fachiri and Jelly d'Arányi. Though now praised by many critics, it has never been frequently performed in the concert hall. It is characterized by fugal counterpoint, folk-like melody, and bitonality without dissonance.

The Lyric Movement for viola and small orchestra is a short concertante work by Gustav Holst. It was one of his last compositions, being written in 1933. It was first performed in 1934, the year of his death, by its dedicatee, the violist Lionel Tertis, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult. Though its early performers found the Lyric Movement too austere for their tastes, it has more recently been considered one of Holst's most successful later works. It has been recorded several times.

References

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