Gustav Holst

Swansea Town is a lively and spirited folksong which has been beautifully arranged for SATB by Gustav Holst.A Piano Accompaniment part is also scored for rehearsal purposes.

from the Planets-C?est en grande partie à son œuvre Les Planètes que Gustav Holst doit sa célébrité. Mars le premier des sept mouvements de la suite symphonique est chaotique sombre et sinistre comme une marche guerrière céleste. Cet arrangement à cinq voix pour ensemble à instrumentation variable (bois cuivres ou cordes et percussion) signé Johnnie Vinson reste fidèle au climat sonore original.

A Fugal Concerto by Gustav Holst for Flute Oboe and a Piano reduction of the string orchestra part. The two main lines can be substituted for two Violins.

Instrumental Accompaniment Set-Contents: Full Score Bb Trumpet 1-2 Horn in F Tenor Trombone 1-2 Tuba and Percussion String parts are available on HMC2245a. There will be some doubling if you combine the two products.

G Minor Version-The Sergeant's Song Op.15 No.3 by Gustav Holst for Voice and Piano. With words by Thomas Hardy this is the G Minor Version.

Par le compositeur de The Planets vient ce chant de Noël aimé. A voté 'le meilleur carol' dans un BBC Music Magazine sondage de certains directeurs musicaux leaders mondiaux de 2008, ce chant moins connu est une oeuvre belle et touchante par l'un des plus grands compositeurs de l'Angleterre. Cet écrin de verdure pour orchestre à cordes dispose de toutes les sections de l'orchestre dans la présentation de cet air magnifique, et sera un ajout mémorable pour tout programme de vacances. / Orchestre A Cordes

In his use of authentic Englsh folksongs Gnostic texts and Vedic hymns one can discern Holst’s search for a compositional Voice beyond the constraints of the European canon in the early 1900’s. In 1916 hepublished Six Choral Folk Songs of which Hampshire folk tune The Song of the Blacksmith is the fourth.Holst uses the power of his mixed Voice Chorale to set the song among onomatopaeic syllables to evoke the smithy. The song isone verse long which Holst repeats not quite completely three times like the endlessly spinning thoughts of a rejected lover. There are many time signature changes between 4/4 and ¾.Gustav Holst has earned a place amongthe most revered of late 19th and early 20th century composers and is best known for his enduring Orchestral suite The Planets.