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	Gustav Holst (1874–1934) \| 1. The Early Years
		Gustav Holst was born on 21 September 1874 in Cheltenham, England, the first of two children to Adolph and Clara von Holst.
		Holst's mother, Clara, was a piano student of Adolph when first they met.
		Gustav was an oversensitive and somewhat miserable child.
	www.gustavholst.info /biography (763 words)

	Gustav Holst
		Gustav Holst was born on September 21st 1874 in Cheltenham.
		Holst's first engagement was at Wyck Rissington, a small Cotswold village, as organist and choirmaster then as conductor of the choral society at Bourton on the Water.
		Holst was unimpressed but he was worried when RVW wrote to confess that he felt a cold admiration for it.
	www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /Hymns_and_Carols/Biographies/gustav_holst.htm (4388 words)

	Gustav Holst - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gustav Holst (originally named Gustavus Theodor von Holst) was born in 1874 in Cheltenham, England to a family of Swedish extraction (by way of Latvia and Russia), and was educated at Pate's Grammar School.
		Holst was influenced during these years by socialism, and attended lectures and speeches by George Bernard Shaw, with whom he shared a passion for vegetarianism, and William Morris, both of whom were of England’s most outspoken supporters of the socialist movement in England.
		Holst shared in his friend’s admiration for the simplicity and economy of these melodies, and their use in his compositions is one of his music’s most recognizable features.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gustav_Holst (1975 words)

	Gustav Holst - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: Gustav Holst was among those few classical composers to exert a major influence on rock music and popular music in the mid- to late- 20th century -- which is all rather ironic, since he passed away in 1934.
		It was in the teens that Holst wrote the work that was to keep his name alive for decades after his death, and influence generations of film composers and even rock musicians.
		Holst had passed away in 1934, and his daughter Imogen, also a composer, teacher, and conductor, had fiercely guarded her father's legacy in tandem with her publisher, and wouldn't allow it to be demeaned by setting any part of the "The Planets" in a rock music context.
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	Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Holst
		Holst's father Adolph, a pianist, organist and choirmaster, taught piano lessons and gave recitals; his mother, who died when Gustav was only eight, was a singer.
		Holst met Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1895 while they were students at the Royal College of Music, and the two remained lifelong friends, depending on one another for support and assistance although there is little similarity in their music.
		Holst visited the United States twice, once to lecture at the University of Michigan, and again for a six-month period as a lecturer at Harvard.
	www.classical.net /music/comp.lst/holst.html (422 words)

	Gustav Holst - Biography - AOL Music
		Gustav Holst was among those few classical composers to exert a major influence on rock music and popular music in the mid- to late- 20th century -- which is all rather ironic, since he passed away in 1934.
		It was in the teens that Holst wrote the work that was to keep his name alive for decades after his death, and influence generations of film composers and even rock musicians.
		Holst had passed away in 1934, and his daughter Imogen, also a composer, teacher, and conductor, had fiercely guarded her father's legacy in tandem with her publisher, and wouldn't allow it to be demeaned by setting any part of the "The Planets" in a rock music context.
	music.aol.com /artist/gustav-holst/1140/biography (623 words)

	Holst
		Gustav Holst was born here at 4 Clarence Road, Cheltenham on 21 September 1874.
		A friend of William Morris in his youth, Holst believed passionately in the community spirit of music and that music should be accessible to everyone.
		The Holst Birthplace Trust aims to honour the life and promote the music of Gustav Holst and encourage the performance and understanding of his work.
	www.holstmuseum.org.uk /holst.html (342 words)

	Gustav Holst Summary
		Gustav Holst (originally named Gustavus Theodor von Holst) was born in 1874 in Cheltenham, England to a family of Swedish extraction (by way of Latvia and Russia), and was educated at Pate's Grammar School.
		Holst was influenced during these years by socialism, and attended lectures and speeches by George Bernard Shaw, with whom he shared a passion for vegetarianism, and William Morris, both of whom were of England’s most outspoken supporters of the socialist movement in England.
		Holst shared in his friend’s admiration for the simplicity and economy of these melodies, and their use in his compositions is one of his music’s most recognizable features.
	www.bookrags.com /Gustav_Holst (2336 words)

	Gustav Holst's Military Suites and THE PLANETS
		Gustav Holst was born as Gustavus Theodore von Holst in 1874 at 4 Pittfield Terrace Cheltenham (England) as the first child of Adolph von Holst and his wife, Claira.
		Holst was optimistic that the Concert Band would be a more popular artform in the years to follow; however, this did not ring true.
		Holst’s own experience as a band musician playing trombone allowed him to write band music as band music, not like other composers who would first write orchestral music and the try their hand at writing Band music.
	members.tripod.com /tubanator/gustav.html (1725 words)

	Wikinfo \| Gustav Holst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Holst's relatively small output for the wind band has nonetheless guaranteed him a position as the medium's cornerstone, seen in innumerable present-day programmes featuring his two Suites for Military Band.
		Like many composers, Holst also played a musical instrument, in his case the trombone (a choice dictated by a medical condition that robbed him of the manual dexterity required for more obvious instruments such as the piano).
		His daughter Imogen Holst was also a composer and conductor.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Gustav_Holst (254 words)

	Gustav Holst
		Gustav Holst had a striking originality as a composer and breadth of interest as a thinker.
		Holst's heavy teaching schedule meant that composing was confined to weekends and holidays: the orchestral suite The Planets consequently took him from 1914 to 1916 to write.
		Quite distinct from the traditional English oratorio, Holst's setting of his own translation of part of the apocryphal Acts of St John evoked, by means of dancing rhythms and astonishing clashes of harmony, an exultant and mystical experience.
	hem.passagen.se /alkerstj/worldofclassicalmusic/early20th/gustav_holst.html (484 words)

	Gustav Holst Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was one of the most important English composers of his time, even though little of his music continued to be played.
		Gustav Holst's paternal great-grandfather was born in Sweden, but all his other forebears were English.
		Gustav wrote compositions as soon as he was able to hold a pen and played various instruments as fast as they came his way.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/gustav-holst (438 words)

	Gustav Holst The Planets and 2nd Band Suite
		The son of a successful pianist and organist, young Gustav suffered from asthma and neuritis and did not have the stamina to become a concert pianist himself.
		Holst's goal was to speak as directly as possible through his music.
		Holst's second study was trombone, and his experience performing both as a student on the pier at Blackpool or Brighton during holidays and after graduation with groups such as the Scottish Orchestra gave him an appreciation for the players' point of view.
	www.barbwired.com /barbweb/programs/holst_planets.html (1256 words)

	Gustav Holst
		Gustav Holst was born in Cheltenham in 1874.
		Holst's heavy and exhausting teaching schedule meant that time left available for composition was often fragmented.
		For the whole of 1924 Holst was ordered by his doctor to cancel all professional engagements and to live in the country, where he was able to continue composing.
	www.chesternovello.com /default.aspx?TabId=2431&State_2905=2&ComposerId_2905=712 (510 words)

	A Tribute to Gustv Holst
		Gustav Theodore Holst was born September 21, 1874, in Cheltenham, England and was one of two children.
		As a child, Gustav was quite sickly and miserable--he had asthma and bad eyes, as well as a slight case of neuritis in his hands even at his young age.
		Gustav was forced to give up playing both the piano and organ (which he had picked up in school) before he graduated, again, due to the growing pain from his right hand's neuritis.
	isisweb.8m.com /holst (1880 words)

	Holst Gustav Theodore - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Holst, Gustav Theodore (1874-1934), British composer, known for his compositions based on Hindu literature and English folk song.
		The composer Gustav Theodore Holst was born in Cheltenham.
		This obituary for Gustav Holst appeared in The Times on May 26, 1934.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Holst_Gustav_Theodore.html (102 words)

	Gustav Holst - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Gustav Holst - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Holst, Gustav Theodore (1874-1934), British composer, known for his compositions based on Hindu literature and English folk song.
		Never compose anything unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance to you.
	encarta.msn.com /Gustav_Holst.html (104 words)

	Gustav Holst biography - 8notes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Holst's relatively small output for the wind band guaranteed him a position as the medium's cornerstone, as seen in innumerable present-day programmes featuring his two Suites for Military Band.
		Like many composers, Holst also played a musical instrument, in his case the trombone (a choice dictated by a medical condition that robbed him of the manual dexterity required for more obvious instruments such as the piano).
		Gustav Holst: O God, Beyond All Praising (6-PACK) Composed by Gustav Holst (1874-1934), arranged by Richard Proulx.
	www.8notes.com /biographies/holst.asp (472 words)

	Gustav Holst
		Gustav Holst was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in western England, to a musical family.
		Holst's First Suite for Military Band is composed of three movments: a Chaconne (a 3/4 piece based on variations of chords or ground bass), an Intermezzo (here, a lively piece with trumpet and oboe solos), and a concert March in finale.
		Another of Holst's suites is the St. Paul's Suite, composed in 1912-1913, in gratitude to the St. Paul's Girls' School for having built for him a soundproof studio.
	www.eroica.com /phoenix/jdt145-gh.html (870 words)

	Holst
		A quiet introvert and dedicated teacher, Gustav Holst combined English folksong and Hindu mysticism in an intriguing fashion, producing a marvellous array of compositions that go far beyond his well-loved Planets.
		Encouraged by his father, the young Gustav Holst made early musical forays on the piano, violin and trombone.
		Holst left his childhood home in 1893 for the Royal College of Music, studying counterpoint with Stanford and taking classes with Parry.
	www.musica.co.uk /composers/Holst.htm (519 words)

	Holst's "The Planets Suite"
		Surprisingly, Holst was most dismayed by the international popularity of The Planets--it was his first and only composition to reach such a wide audience, and he thought of it as very atypical of his composition style; not Holstian, and he regretted it.
		Ralph Vaughan Williams, Holst's best friend and fellow composer, once said that The Planets was "the perfect equillibrium" of Holst's nature--the melodic, precise, and structured, combined with the mystic and unexplainable.
		Holst died less than four years later, and never had a chance to write a movement to honor the newest found planet.
	isisweb.8m.com /holst/planets.htm (977 words)

	Gustav Holst Biography - famous Gustav Holst Classical collection and Gustav Holst Music Reviews.
		The English composer Gustav Holst was the son of a musician and descended from a family of mixed Scandinavian, German and Russian origin that had settled in England in the early nineteenth century.
		A later period at the Royal College of Music in London brought a lasting friendship with Ralph Vaughan Williams, an association that was to the advantage of both in their free criticism and discussion of one another’s compositions.
		It was in part a weakness in health, as well as financial necessity, that prompted Holst for a time to earn his living as a trombonist, touring with the Carl Rosa Opera Company and playing with the Scottish Orchestra.
	www.naxos.com /conductorinfo/1873.htm (393 words)

	Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
		Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the only child of Gustav Holst, was a composer and arranger of folksongs, writer on music, conductor, and administrator.
		This website was created to introduce you to the life and music of Gustav Holst, a British composer who was born in Cheltenham, England in 1874 and died in London in 1934.
		Holst was a composer of many choral part-songs, song cycles, operas and orchestral pieces.
	www.gustavholst.info (462 words)

	Gustav Holst (1874–1934) \| Journal
		Due to the work and research of many outstanding musicologists, there is a much greater understanding of the life and music of Gustav Holst.
		Gustav Holst’s The Hymn of Jesus (written in August 1917) has always been one of his most widely performed works.
		There remains the mystery why Holst chose to set an obscure Gnostic text in ancient Greek at a time of national catastrophe in the First World War.
	www.gustavholst.info /journal (140 words)

	Amazon.com: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op 32: Music: Gustav Holst,André Previn,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		During the process of listening, thinking about the music and noticing how Holst capture the mood of each planet, note that he did not make up the concepts of which planet was War, Peace, Messenger, etc. They are the definitions of the original gods that the planets were named after.
		I often wonder how Gustav Holst would have felt if he were to have come to realize just how many people would treasure his beloved suite, `The Planets.' And so, as we begin the Twenty-first Century, we retain the legacy of this work through its myriad interpretations.
		It is therefore necessary for the devoted fan of Holst's most masterful suite to collect as many versions as feasible in order to hear different aspects of the work performed to his or her native expectations.
	www.amazon.com /Gustav-Holst-Planets-Op-32/dp/B000003CU0 (2373 words)

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