Holst, Gustav 1874-1934

Overview

Works:	3,501 works in 7,327 publications in 7 languages and 44,966 library holdings
Genres:	Music Criticism, interpretation, etc Musical settings Records and correspondence Biography Manuscripts Orchestral music
Roles:	Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Librettist, Translator, Editor, Dedicatee, Contributor, Lyricist, Dedicator, Performer, Other, Signer
Classifications:	M1003, 784.2

Publication Timeline

1890 |

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Publications about Gustav Holst

Publications by Gustav Holst

Publications by Gustav Holst, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst; a biography by Imogen Holst ( Book )
The music of Gustav Holst by Imogen Holst ( Book )
Gustav Holst : the man and his music by Michael Short ( Book )
Holst by Imogen Holst ( Book )
Gustav Holst a research and information guide by Mary Christison Huismann ( )

A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst's music by Imogen Holst ( Book )
The music of Gustav Holst ; and, Holst's music reconsidered by Imogen Holst ( Book )
Gustav Holst, 1874-1934 : a centenary documentation by Michael Short ( Book )
Gustav Holst, letters to W.G. Whittaker by Gustav Holst ( Book )
A comprehensive biography of composer Gustav Holst, with correspondence and diary excerpts : including his American years by Jon C Mitchell ( Book )
Gustav Holst by Edmund Rubbra ( Book )
Holst : his life and times by Paul Holmes ( Book )
Gustav Holst by Edmund Rubbra ( Book )
Gustav Holst, by Imogen Holst by Imogen Holst ( Book )
Holst among friends by Alan Gibbs ( Book )
Holst's music : a guide by A. E. F Dickinson ( Book )
The music of Gustav Holst. 3rd rev. ed. ; and, Holst's music reconsidered by Imogen Holst ( Book )
Leonard Bernstein's Young people's concerts : with the New York Philharmonic ( Visual )
First choral symphony, op. 41 : for soprano solo, SATB and orchestra by Gustav Holst ( )
The planets : suite for large orchestra by Gustav Holst ( )

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Most widely held works by Gustav Holst

The planets by Gustav Holst ( Recording )
333 editions published between 1900 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 3,195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Planets: Suite for large orchestra and women's chorus, op.32

The planets op. 32 by Gustav Holst ( Recording )
127 editions published between 1943 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,339 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The planets : suite for large orchestra by Gustav Holst ( )
113 editions published between 1921 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,648 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Avec un choeur de femmes dans le dernier numéro (Neptune), sans paroles

The planets suite, op. 32 by Gustav Holst ( Recording )
172 editions published between 1950 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 1,060 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The planets by Gustav Holst ( Recording )
63 editions published between 1957 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,016 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Few composers have achieved such success with a single work as Holst with The Planets. Each movement expresses the planet's supposed astrological character, and the colorful orchestration and memorable melodies ensured its immediate and ongoing popularity. It's hard to believe now that it was a groundbreaking work, a huge multi-movement piece that finally fades into ethereal silence as wordless voices disappear into outer space

Heirs and rebels; letters written to each other and occasional writings on music, by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst by Ralph Vaughan Williams ( Book )
17 editions published between 1959 and 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First suite in E flat, op. 28, no. 1 Second suite in F, op. 28, no. 2 by Gustav Holst ( Recording )
10 editions published between 1978 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 516 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The hymn of Jesus : op. 37 : words translated from the apocryphal Acts of St. John, set to music for two choruses, semi-chorus & orchestra by Gustav Holst ( )
65 editions published between 1919 and 2000 in 5 languages and held by 508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The planets suite for large orchestra by Gustav Holst ( Recording )
36 editions published between 1970 and 1990 in 5 languages and held by 455 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

St. Paul's suite; for string orchestra by Gustav Holst ( )
65 editions published between 1922 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The wandering scholar : op. 50, a chamber opera in one act by Gustav Holst ( )
32 editions published between 1968 and 1981 in 3 languages and held by 372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The planets ; Suite de ballet, op. 10 by Gustav Holst ( )
10 editions published between 1988 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sāvitri, an episode from the Mahābharata by Gustav Holst ( )
39 editions published between 1923 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Orchestral works by Frederick Delius ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes selections from the works of Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Mussorgsky

Second suite in F for military band (1911) op. 28, no. 2, H. 106 by Gustav Holst ( )
31 editions published between 1912 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hammersmith : a prelude and scherzo for orchestra, op. 52 by Gustav Holst ( )
20 editions published between 1956 and 1986 in 4 languages and held by 289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First choral symphony : op. 41 by Gustav Holst ( )
45 editions published between 1922 and 1975 in 3 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Terzetto, for flute, oboe and viola by Gustav Holst ( )
24 editions published between 1944 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Choral hymns from the Rig Veda, op. 26 : first group by Gustav Holst ( )
60 editions published between 1911 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Four songs for voice and violin, op. 35 by Gustav Holst ( )
20 editions published between 1920 and 1991 in 4 languages and held by 233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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