Gustav Holst

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

The rich Holst concert band heritage is presented for your beginners with three cherished themes from both his military band suites and the march from A Moorside Suite. Enhanced with teaching opportun...

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...

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...

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...

Nel 1872, Christina Rossetti scrive il poema natalizio In the Bleak Mid-Winter in risposta ad una richiesta della rivista letteraria Scribner's Monthly. Il testo sarà tuttavia pubblicato solamente nel...

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...

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...

Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (18...

Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (18...

This beautiful Christmas tune by Stephen Bulla sets the perfect atmosphere for your Christmas concert. Light the candles and enjoy the most wonderful time of the year with friends, family and music…

This beautiful Christmas tune by Stephen Bulla sets the perfect atmosphere for your Christmas concert. Light the candles and enjoy the most wonderful time of the year with friends, family and music…

The opening movement from the Gustav Holst First Suite is now available in the Build-A-Band format. This work is contrapuntal in nature and teaches the importance of independent playing. The flashy 16...