Gustav Holst

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Gustav Holst

Life

Born: 21 September 1874

Died: 25 May 1934

Biography

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List of choral works

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Anthems

  1. The Evening Watch
  2. Sing me the men
  • Two Psalms (1912)
  1. Psalm 86     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 2 )
  2. Psalm 148     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 2 )
  1. Let all mortal flesh keep silence   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 6 )
  2. Turn Back O Man     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 2 )
  3. A Festival Chime

Carols

  1. This Have I Done for My True Love     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 2 )
  2. Lullay My Liking     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale 1998 )
  3. Of one that is so fair
  4. Bring us in good ale   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 6 )
  1. Christmas Song: On this Day
  2. I Saw Three Ships
  3. Masters in This Hall
  • Two Carols (1916)
  1. Terly Terlow - in progress
  2. A Welcome Song
  • Wassail Song (1931)

Choral Ballet

  • The Golden Goose Op. 45 No.1 (1926)
  • The Morning of the Year Op. 45 No.2 (1926-27)

Hymns

  • Christ Hath a Garden
  • From Glory to Glory Advancing (1905)
  • Holy Ghost, Come Down Upon Thy Children (1905)
  • I Sought Thee Round About, O Thou My God (1925)
  • I Vow to Thee, My Country     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Encore )
  • In This World, the Isle of Dreams (1925)
  • O God, Beyond all Praising   (not available - text still under copyright)
  • O Valiant Hearts (1925)
  • Onward, Christian Soldiers (1925)
  • Sing to the Lord     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )

Large Works

  • A Choral Fantasia Op. 51 (1930)
  • Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda
  1. First Group, Op. 26 No.1 (1908-10)
    1. Battle Hymn
    2. To the Unknown God
    3. Funeral Hymn
  2. Second Group, Op. 26 No.2 (1909)
    1. To Varuna
    2. To Agni
    3. Funeral Chant
  3. Third Group, Op. 26 No.3 (1910)
    1. Hymn to the Dawn
    2. Hymn to the Waters
    3. Hymn to Vena
    4. Hymn of the Travellers
  4. Fourth Group, Op. 26 No.4 (1912)
    1. Hymn to Agni
    2. Hymn to Soma
    3. Hymn to Manas
    4. Hymn to Indra
  • The Cloud Messenger Op. 30 (1909-10)
  • First Choral Symphony Op. 41 (1923-24)
  • The Hymn of Jesus Op. 37 (1917)
  • King Estmere Op. 17 (1903)

Opera

  • At the Boar's Head Op. 42 (1924)
  • The Idea (1896)
  • The Perfect Fool Op. 39 (1918-22)
  • The Revoke Op. 1 (1895)
  • Savitri Op. 25 (1908)
  • Sita Op. 23 (1899-1906)
  • The Wandering Scholar Op. 50 (1929-30)
  • The Youth's Choice Op. 11 (1902)

Partsongs

  • A Dirge for Two Veterans (1914)
  • Clear and Cool Op. 5 (1897)
  • Come live with me (1933)
  • Dirge and Hymeneal (1915)
  • Diverus and Lazarus (1916)
  • Eight canons (1932)
  1. If You Love Songs
  2. Lovely Venus
  3. The Fields of Sorrow
  4. David's Lament for Jonathan
  5. O Strong of Heart
  6. Truth of All Truth
  7. Evening on the Moselle
  8. If it were the Time of Lilies
  • Five Part-Songs Op. 9A (1897-1900)
  1. Love is Enough
  2. To Sylvia
  3. Autumn
  4. Come Away, Death
  5. A Love Song
  • Five Part-Songs Op. 12 (1902-3)
  1. Dream Tryst
  2. Ye Little Birds
  3. Her Eyes The Glow-Worm Lend Thee
  4. Now is the Month of Maying
  5. Come To Me
  • Four Part-songs ed. Imogen Holst (no CPDL edition)
  1. O Lady, leave that silken thread (SSATBB)
  2. Soft and gently (SSA)
  3. The Autumn is old (SATB)
  4. Winter and the birds (SATB)
  • The Hawthorn Tree   ( Icon_pdf_globe.gif Icon_snd_globe.gif )
  • Hecuba's Lament Op. 31 No.1 (1911)
  • Home they brought her warrior dead (1905)
  • Hymn to Dionysus Op. 31 No.2 (1913)
  • In youth is pleasure (1908)
  • Light leaves whisper (1896)
  • O Swallow, Swallow     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 2 )
  • Ode to Death Op. 38 (1919)
  • Seven Part-Songs Op. 44 (1925-26)
  1. Say, Who Is This?
  2. O Love, I Complain
  3. Angel Spirits of Sleep
  4. When First We Met
  5. Sorrow and Joy
  6. Love on My Heart from Heaven Fell
  7. Assemble, All Ye Maidens
  • Six Choral Folk Songs Op. 36B (1916)
  1. I Sowed the Seeds of Love
  2. There was a tree ( Icon_pdf_globe.gif Icon_snd_globe.gif Overture )
  3. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
  4. The Song of the Blacksmith
  5. I love my love   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 6 )
  6. Swansea Town
  • Six Choruses Op. 53 (1931-32)
  1. Intercession
  2. Good Friday
  3. Drinking Song
  4. A Love Song
  5. How Mighty are the Sabbaths
  6. Before Sleep
  • Songs from 'The Princess' Op. 20A (1905)
  1. Sweet and Low
  2. The Slendour Falls
  3. Tears, Idle Tears
  4. O Swallow, Swallow
  5. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal
  • The Swallow leaves her nest (1913)
  • Twelve Welsh Folk Songs (1930-31)
  1. Lisa Lan
  2. Green Grass
  3. The Dove
  4. Awake, Awake
  5. The Nightingale and Linnet
  6. The Mother-In-Law
  7. The First Love
  8. O 'twas on a Monday morning
  9. My Sweetheart's Like Venus - in progress
  10. White Summer Rose
  11. The Lively Pair
  12. The Lover's Complaint
  • Two Eastern Pictures (1911)
  1. Spring
  2. Summer


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