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Gustav Holst
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British composer (1874–1934)
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Gustav Holst was a British male composer whose professional career began in 1904. Born on 21 September 1874 and died on 25 May 1934, he was associated with classical, romantic, and instrumental music. His musical output includes ballet and 20th-century works.
Among his notable compositions are the Second Suite in F, King Estmere: Old English Ballad for Chorus and Orchestra, Hymn of Jesus, and Two songs without words. He also wrote Folksong suites and other British band classics.
Holst offered advice on the creative process, stating that one should never compose unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance. He also noted that one should always ask for advice but never take it.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1874
- Died
- 1934
- Works
- 116
Top works
- Second Suite in F
- Folksong suites and other British band classics
- King Estmere: Old English Ballad for Chorus and Orchestra
- Hymn of Jesus
- Two songs without words
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1874-09-21
- Active to
- 1934-05-25
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 658,152
- Total plays
- 5,596,234
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Gustav Holst (born September 21, 1874 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK - died May 25, 1934) was an English composer and a music teacher for over 20 years. Holst is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. Having studied at the Royal College of Music in London, his early work was influenced by Ravel, Grieg, Richard Strauss, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, but most of his music is highly original, with influences from Hindu spiritualism and English folk tunes. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Beiträge zur Optik trüber Medien, speziell kolloidaler Metallösungen
· 1908 · cited 9,879x
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· 2001 · cited 6,674x
- New method for quantitative determination of uronic acids
· 1973 · cited 6,121x
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· 2016 · cited 5,872x
- The Physiology of Glucagon-like Peptide 1
· 2007 · cited 2,881x
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Quotes
- “Never compose anything unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance to you.”
- “Always ask for advice but never take it.”
- “If nobody likes your work, you have to go on just for the sake of the work. And you're in no danger of letting the public make you repeat yourself. Every artist ought to pray that he may not be "a success". If he's a failure he stands a good chance of concentrating upon the best work of which he's capable.”
- “One of the advantages of being over forty is that one begins to learn the difference between knowing and realising.”
- “Music, being identical with heaven, isn't a thing of momentary thrills, or even hourly ones. It's a condition of eternity.”
- “The enormity of the universe revealed by science cannot readily be grasped by the human brain, but the music of The Planets enables the mind to acquire some comprehension of the vastness of space where rational understanding fails.”
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Gustav Holst, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Gustav Holst, c. 1921 photograph by Herbert Lambert
Gustav Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development. The subsequent inspiration of the English folksong revival of the early 20th century, and the example of such rising modern composers as Maurice Ravel, led Holst to develop and refine an individual style.
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