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The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite written by the English composer Gustav Holst between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet in the Solar System and is intended to convey the astrological character and mythological associations of that specific cel...
Gustav Holst's The Planets, Op. 32, is an orchestral suite in seven movements composed between 1914 and 1916. Each movement presents the astrological character associated with a planet, beginning with Mars and ending with Neptune; Earth and Pluto are not included. The score uses a large orchestra, a...
The St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2 is an orchestral work composed by Gustav Holst between 1912 and 1913. Holst wrote the piece for the student orchestra at St Paul's Girls' School in London, where he served as Director of Music. It consists of four movements based largely on English folk tunes. Its m...
Gustav Holst's Choral Symphony, Op. 41, is a large-scale work for soprano soloist, chorus, and orchestra, composed in the 1920s. Its four movements set poetry by John Keats, beginning with an invocation to Pan and continuing through selections concerned with song, nature, and artistic inspiration. D...
Gustav Holst's Choral Symphony, Op. 41, is a concert work for soprano soloist, chorus, and orchestra, composed in the 1920s and first performed in 1925. Its text is drawn from the poetry of John Keats, making the work a setting of English verse rather than a liturgical choral piece. It is intended f...
