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The following is a selected list of the compositions by Gustav Holst: [1]


List by H

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Savitri is a one-scene retelling of the Hindu myth Savitri and Satyavan, focusing on the death of Satyavan and Savitri's appeals to Yama (the lord of death). It is written for three characters and a very small orchestra.
  • H97-H100 Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda Op 26 (1908 – 1912)[3]
    1. First Group (for women's chorus and orchestra) (H97, 1908-10)
      1. Battle Hymn
      2. To the Unknown God
      3. Funeral Hymn (!)
    2. Second Group (for chorus and orchestra) (H98, 1909)
      1. To Varuna (God of the Waters)
      2. To Agni (God of Fire)
      3. Funeral Chant
    3. Third Group (for women's chorus and harp) (H99, 1910)
      1. Hymn to the Dawn
      2. Hymn to the Waters
      3. Hymn to Vena (Sun rising through the mist)
      4. Hymn of the Travellers
    4. Fourth Group (for men's chorus and orchestra (H100, 1912)
      1. Hymn to Agni (!)
      2. Hymn to Soma (the juice of a herb)
      3. Hymn to Manas (the spirit of a dying man)
      4. Hymn to Indra (!)
  • H105 First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, Op 28 No 1 (1909)
1. Chaconne, 2. Intermezzo, 3. March
  • H106 Second Suite in F for Military Band, Op 28 No 2 (1911)
    1. March: Morris Dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks
    2. Song Without Words "I Love my Love"
    3. Song of the Blacksmith
    4. Fantasia on the "Dargason"
  • H107 - Beni Mora (Oriental Suite) Op 29 No 1 (1909 – 1910)
1. First Dance, 2. Second Dance, 3. Finale
  • H112 - Two Eastern Pictures (for women's voices and harp)
1. Spring, 2. Summer
  • H116 Hymn to Dionysus Op 31 No 2 (1913)
  • H117 Two Psalms for choir, string orchestra and organ (1912)
1. Psalm 86, 2. Psalm 148
  • H118 St Paul's Suite[4] Op.29 No.2 (Finale is another arrangement of 4th movement in Second Suite) (1913)[3]
    1. Jig
    2. Ostinato
    3. Intermezzo
    4. Finale (The Dargason)
  • H120 The Homecoming (words Th. Hardy) for male chorus, 1913
  • H121 A Dirge for Two Veterans for male chorus, brass and percussion (1914)
  • H125 The Planets Suite Op 32 (1916)[3]
    1. Mars, the Bringer of War
    2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (main theme:"I Vow to Thee, My Country")
    5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    6. Uranus, the Magician
    7. Neptune, the Mystic
  • H127 Nunc dimittis for eight-part choir (1915)
  • H136 6 Choral Folk Songs Op 36 (trad., 1916)
1. I sowed the seeds of love, 2. There was a tree, 3. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, 4. The Song of the Blacksmith, 5. I love my love, 6. Swansea Town
1. Scherzo/Allegro, 2. Lament/Andante, 3. Variations on a Ground
1. Intercession, 2. Good Friday, 3. Drinking Song, 4. A Love Song, 5. How Mighty are the Sabbaths, 6. Before Sleep
  • H187 8 Canons for equal voices (words - medieval Latin, trans. H. Waddell) (1932)
1. If you love songs, 3 voices, 2. Lovely Venus, 3 voices, 3. The Fields of Sorrow, 3 voices, 4. David's Lament for Jonathan, 3 voices, 5. O Strong of Heart, 9 voices, 6. Truth of all Truth, 6 voices, 7. Evening on the Moselle, 2 voices and piano, 8. If 'twere the Time of Lilies, 2 voices and piano
1. Prelude, 2. Air, 3. Dance
  • H191 Lyric Movement for viola and orchestra (1933)
  • H192 Scherzo, part of an unfinished Symphony (1933-4)

Cut list

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  • Margrete's Cradle Song, Op. 4/2
  • 6 Songs, Op. 16
  • The Mystic Trumpeter, Scena for Soprano and Orchestra (1904, revised 1912) Op.18/H.71
In this work, Holst sets to music Walt Whitman's poem "From Noon to Starry Night". Colin Matthews notes that while Holst had not yet developed a musical style of his own, this early work shows "conviction and individuality", and has "few parallels in British music of this period".[2]
  • A Song of the Night H74, Op. 19/1
  • Two Songs Without Words Op.22 (1906)
    1. Country Song
    2. Marching Song
  • A Somerset Rhapsody H87, Op. 21/2 (1907)
  • Invocation for cello and piano or orchestra H75, Op. 19/2 (1911)
1. Scherzo, 2. Nocturne, 3. March


Original list

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  • Margrete's Cradle Song, Op. 4/2
  • Overture: Walt Whitman (1899)[2]
  • 6 Songs, Op. 16
  • The Mystic Trumpeter, Scena for Soprano and Orchestra (1904, revised 1912) Op.18/H.71
In this work, Holst sets to music Walt Whitman's poem "From Noon to Starry Night". Colin Matthews notes that while Holst had not yet developed a musical style of his own, this early work shows "conviction and individuality", and has "few parallels in British music of this period".[2]
  • A Song of the Night H74, Op. 19/1
  • Two Songs Without Words Op.22 (1906)
    1. Country Song
    2. Marching Song
  • A Somerset Rhapsody H87, Op. 21/2 (1907)
  • Savitri, chamber opera (1908)[3]
Savitri is a one-scene retelling of the Hindu myth Savitri and Satyavan, focusing on the death of Satyavan and Savitri's appeals to Yama (the lord of death). It is written for three characters and a very small orchestra.
1. Chaconne, 2. Intermezzo, 3. March
  • Beni Mora (Oriental Suite) Op.29 No.1 (1909 – 1910)
1. First Dance, 2. Second Dance, 3. Finale
  • Invocation for cello and piano or orchestra H75, Op. 19/2 (1911)
  • Second Suite in F for Military Band (1911)
    1. March: Morris Dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks
    2. Song Without Words "I Love my Love"
    3. Song of the Blacksmith
    4. Fantasia on the "Dargason"
  • Psalm 86 H.117 No.2 (Psalmo 86), (1912)
  • Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda (1908 – 1912)[3]
    1. First Group (for women's chorus and orchestra) (H.96)
      1. Battle Hymn
      2. To the Unknown God
    2. Second Group (for chorus and orchestra) (H.98)
      1. To Varuna (God of the Waters)
      2. To Agni (God of Fire)
      3. Funeral Chant
    3. Third Group (for women's chorus and harp) (H.99)
      1. Hymn to the Dawn
      2. Hymn to the Waters
      3. Hymn to Vena (Sun rising through the mist)
      4. Hymn of the Travellers
    4. Fourth Group (for men's chorus and orchestra (H.100)
      1. Hymn to Soma (the juice of a herb)
      2. Hymn to Manas (the spirit of a dying man)
  • Two Eastern Pictures (for women's voices and harp) (H.112)
    1. Spring
    2. Summer
  • St Paul's Suite[4] Op.29 No.2 (Finale is another arrangement of 4th movement in Second Suite) (1913)[3]
    1. Jig
    2. Ostinato
    3. Intermezzo
    4. Finale (The Dargason)
  • Hymn to Dionysus Op.31 No.2(H.116) (1913)
  • The Planets Suite Op. 32 (1916)[3]
    1. Mars, the Bringer of War
    2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (main theme:"I Vow to Thee, My Country")
    5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    6. Uranus, the Magician
    7. Neptune, the Mystic
  • 4 Songs, Op. 35
  • The Hymn of Jesus (1917)[3]
  • Ode to Death, for chorus and orchestra 1919[3]
  • Short Festival Te Deum (H.145) (1919)
  • The Perfect Fool Op.39 opera (1918–1922)[3]
  • Seven Choruses from the Alcestis of Euripides (1920)
  • Fugal Overture H151, Op. 40/1 (1922)
  • Fugal Concerto for Flute, Oboe & String Orchestra H152, Op. 40/2 (1923)[3]
  • First Choral Symphony, for chorus, soprano solo and orchestra (1924)
  • At the Boar's Head, an opera (1925)[3]
  • Egdon Heath, for orchestra (Homage to Thomas Hardy) H172, Op. 47 (1927)[3]
  • A Moorside Suite (1928)
1. Scherzo, 2. Nocturne, 3. March
  • Double Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra Op.49 (1929)[3]
1. Scherzo/Allegro, 2. Lament/Andante, 3. Variations on a Ground

References

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  1. ^ "Gustav Holst (1874-1934) | Compositions" (online), Kenric Taylor, 2006, GustavHolst.info webpage: GHolstInfo-Compositions.
  2. ^ a b c d Notes to The Mystic Trumpeter study score, Novello & Company, London.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Gustav Holst", 2006, Britannica.com webpage: Britannica-GHolst.
  4. ^ a b The school does not use a dotted "St." in their title "St Paul's Girls' School" (see St Paul's website: SPGS.org).
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