Brook Green Suite
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Product ID: HL2 50344170
By Gustav Holst
published: 1933
Publisher:
Hal Leonard - ed.G.Schirmer / Curwen&Sons
Arranger:
orig.
Series:
Orchestra
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Level: 3-4
Set & Score
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A long-time favorite in the string repertoire, this 3-movement classic continues to dominate festival performances. Holst created this masterwork with student players in mind during his tenure at St. Paul's Girls School, where his career also flourished in music education. As an added feature, four optional woodwind parts (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon) created by Holst have been included in the publication.
Songlist (3)
- I. Prelude
- II. Air
- III. Dance
Instrumentation
1 FULL SCORE: 12 pag.
1 FLUTE1: 3 pag.
1 OBOE: 3 pag.
1 Bb CLARINET: 4 pag.
5 VIOLIN 1: 4 pag.
5 VIOLIN 2: 4 pag.
3 VIOLA: 4 pag.
3 CELLO 1: 4 pag.
4 CELLO 2: 4 pag.
3 STRING BASS: 3 pag.
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Composer
Gustav Holst (1847-1934)
Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst, 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer. He is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets.
His early works show the influence of Grieg, Wagner, Richard Strauss and fellow student Ralph Vaughan Williams, and later, through Vaughan Williams, the music of Ravel. The combined influence of Ravel, Hindu spiritualism and English folk tunes enabled Holst to free himself of the influence of Wagner and Strauss and to forge his own style. Holst's music is well known for unconventional use of metre and haunting melodies.
Holst composed almost 200 works, including operas, ballets, choral hymns and songs. An enthusiastic educator, Holst became music master at St Paul's Girls' School in 1905 and director of music at Morley College in 1907, continuing in both posts until retirement.
He was the brother of Hollywood actor Ernest Cossart and father of the composer and conductor Imogen Holst, who wrote a biography of him in 1938.
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