Gustav Holst

This is a majestic setting of the popular hymn 'O God beyond all praising' to Holst's tune 'Thaxted', which is adapted from a theme in 'Jupiter' from The Planets. Wilberg's beautiful treatment of the...

Best known for his exemplary, exuberant orchestral work The Planets, Gustav Holst's diverse gamut also included hymns, pastoral songs and folk music. He and the poet Robert Bridges became great friend...

In his use of authentic Englsh folksongs, Gnostic texts and Vedic hymns, one can discern Holst's search for a compositional Voice beyond the constraints of the European canon in the early 1900's. In 1...

With gentle grace, this charismatic melody is introduced by your clarinet section, setting into motion one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, scored here for young concert band. The legato styling...

Um das Jahr 1914 schrieb Gustav Holst (1874-1934) das siebenteilige Werk Die Planeten, das heute noch das meist aufgeführte klassische Werk aus der Feder eines Engländers ist. Besondere Beliebtheit ge...

Based on the lovely melody from the fourth movement of Holst's most performed work, Jupiter has been carefully prepared for your beginners concert at the end of their first year. Although scored to co...

Gustav Holst's First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, one of the first pieces written exclusively for military bands, was composed in 1909. This arrangement is based on the second theme of the march...

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914, where opposing soldiers engaged in World War I combat laid down their arms and celebrated the Christmas holiday together. Combining fra...

The charming folk song chosen by Gustav Holst is found early in his revered Second Suite. Scored for first year players, this is a sea shanty originally from southern England. Historic and musical, th...

The third movement of Opus 34 (Three Festival Choruses), which Gustav Holst penned in 1916, was originally scored for chorus with piano, orchestra, or military band. The easily recognized melody is a...

Brillantemente trascritta per i giovani esecutori da Aric Branchfield, l'intramontabile melodia di Holst offre al direttore/insegnante una grande quantità di opportunità didattiche. Di una bellezza in...

Brillantemente trascritta per i giovani esecutori da Aric Branchfield, l'intramontabile melodia di Holst offre al direttore/insegnante una grande quantità di opportunità didattiche. Di una bellezza in...

This dark and sinister movement from Holst's symphonic masterpiece The Planets continues to thrill audiences and performers alike. Hal Leonard's innovative Flex-Band series is designed to provide exci...

The powerful and evocative music of Gustav Holst remains as relevant today as ever before. From The Planets here is a concise suite of the movements Mars, Venus and Jupiter.

Often imitated but never duplicated, the music from Holst's symphonic classic The Planets continues to thrill audiences and inspire performers. Even at this easy level, here is a setting of this famou...

Introduce your students to Gustav Holst's monumental work, 'The Planets' with this beautiful majestic chorale from the movement 'Jupiter. ' James Curnow's solid scoring of this work makes it a choice...

Gustav Holst has long been revered as a master composer. His work transcribes wonderfully for concert band. Douglas Wagner has chosen portions of The Planets to create a through-played medley for youn...

Based on the original opening of the first movement of Second Suite in F for Military Band, Holst replaced this section with the now-familiar morris dance tune, 'Glory Shears.' The 38-measure passage...

With gentle grace, this charismatic melody is introduced by your clarinet section, setting into motion one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, scored here for young concert band. The legato styling...

With gentle grace, this charismatic melody is introduced by your clarinet section, setting into motion one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, scored here for young concert band. The legato styling...

With gentle grace, this charismatic melody is introduced by your clarinet section, setting into motion one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, scored here for young concert band. The legato styling...

Mike Story has skillfully re-scored the finale from Holst's Second Suite in F making the combination of 'Dargason Dance' and 'Greensleeves' approachable for young band. The key signature has been bett...

Mike Story has skillfully re-scored the finale from Holst's Second Suite in F making the combination of 'Dargason Dance' and 'Greensleeves' approachable for young band. The key signature has been bett...