“Never compose anything unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance to you.” Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
If that was Holst’s main reason to compose, then Jupiter must have driven him positively mad! Holst’s wonderfully creative and expressive music inspired many, including John Williams, who drew from Holst’s galactic cycle The Planets to compose the film music for Star Wars. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore the vast world of Gustav Holst with Stretta Music today!
Holst studied at the Royal College of Music in London under the direction of Charles Villiers Stanford. He spent the early years of his career as a trombonist in many different orchestras. From 1905, Holst devoted himself mainly to teaching. He was a big supporter of music education for both women and men, and he collaborated with his good friend Ralph Vaughan Williams on the development of many innovative music theory concepts.
Holst’s early music was inspired by Edvard Grieg, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. As he grew and developed, he drew inspiration from the likes of Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky and he also allowed English folk elements to feature in his later works. Gustav Holst composed over 200 works, including many wonderful operas, ballets and songs. His brass band music is also very popular, but his choral and orchestral pieces are the most regularly performed of all his works.
Suite
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392563
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 636421
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 336570
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1628393
Klassik
for: Flute, Oboe and Piano
Book
Item no.: 373127
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587785
for: Wind Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1653845
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1690409
Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 903141
Build-A-Band
for: Concert band [youth concert band]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657712
for: Gemischter Chor (SSAATTBB), Orgel, Tenor
Organ score
Item no.: 1200853
from the Planets
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 603547
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 1652858
for: 6 Oboes and 2 English Horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651649
for: Trombone, piano
Item no.: 1678610
Fantasy on Old Carols (Chorset 25 Stimmen)
for: Orchestra; mixed choir ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 867661
Konzertwerk
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657687
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