Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst

Life

Born: 21 September 1874

Died: 25 May 1934

Biography

View the Wikipedia article on Gustav Holst.

Choral Works

Hymns

By weary stages H170 (1927) [HILL CREST] Christ Hath a Garden Filled with the Spirit’s power H168 (1927) [CHILSWELL] From glory to glory advancing H73 (1905) [SHEEN] God is Love H133 (1925) [THEODORIC] Holy Ghost, Come Down Upon Thy Children H73 (1905) [BOSSINEY] I Sought Thee Round About, O Thou My God H161 (1925) [MONK STREET] I vow to thee, my country H148 (1921) [THAXTED]

In This World, the Isle of Dreams H161 (1925) [BROOK END] O God, Beyond all Praising (N/A - text under copyright) O Valiant Hearts H161 (1925) [VALIANT HEARTS] Onward, Christian Soldiers H161 (1925) [PRINCE RUPERT] Our blest Redeemer [ESSEX] Sing to the Lord What heroes thou hast bred H103 (1909) [STEPNEY]

Sacred Works

All glory, laud and honor All people that on earth do dwell Ap111/17 (1916-19) Ave Maria (SSA) H49 (1900) The Coming of Christ H170 (1927) Eternal Father H169 (1927) Gird on thy Sword H168 (1927) Man born to toil H168 (1927)

Nunc dimittis (1915) H167 Two Motets Op. 43 (1924-25) The Evening-Watch H159 Sing me the men H160 Two Psalms H117 (1912) Psalm 86 Psalm 148

Short Festival Te Deum H145 Three Festival Choruses H134; Op36A (1916) Let all mortal flesh keep silence Turn back O Man A Festival Chime

Carols/Christmas Music

Christmas Day H109 (1909) Come, ye lofty Four Carols, Op. 34 This have I done for my true love H128 Lullay my liking H129 Of one that is so fair and bright H130 Bring us in good ale H131

Four Old English Carols H82 (1907) A babe is born Now Let Us Sing Jesu, Thou the Virgin Born The Saviour of the world is born Good Christian men, rejoice In the bleak midwinter H73 (1905)

Three Carols H133 (1916-17) I Saw Three Ships Personent hodie (On this day) Masters in This Hall Two Carols H91 (1916) Terly Terlow A Welcome Song Wassail Song H182 (1931)

Secular Works

Ah tyrant love H18 (1890s) Come live with me H189 (1933) Dirge and Hymeneal (SSA) (1915) A Dirge for Two Veterans (TTBB) H121 (1914) Diverus and Lazarus H137 (1916) Eight canons (equal voices) H187 (1932) If You Love Songs Lovely Venus The Fields of Sorrow David's Lament for Jonathan O Strong of Heart Truth of All Truth Evening on the Moselle If it were the Time of Lilies The Evening Watch H159 (1925) Five Part-Songs H48; Op. 9A (1897-1900) Love is enough To Sylvia Autumn Song Come Away, Death A Love Song Five Part-Songs H61; Op. 12 (1902-3) Dream Tryst Ye little birds Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee Now is the Month of Maying Come to me Four Part-songs ed. Imogen Holst (no CPDL edition) O Lady, leave that silken thread (SSATBB) H4 (1895) Soft and gently (SSA) The Autumn is old (SATB) H1 (1895) Winter and the birds (SATB) A1/40

The Hawthorn Tree (arr.) Hecuba's Lament (SSA) H115; Op. 31 No. 1 (1911) Home they brought her warrior dead (SSA) H81 (1905) The Homecoming H120 (1913) Hymn to Dionysus (SSA) H116 Op. 31 No. 2 (1913) I love Thee H57 (1912) In Loyal Bonds United H113 (1911) In youth is pleasure H176 (1908) It was a lover and his lass H50 (1890s) Light leaves whisper H20 (1896) Now rest Thee from all care H78 (1908) O England My Country H103 (1909) O Spiritual Pilgrim H188 (1933) Ode to Charles Kennedy Scott H157 (1925) Roadways H181 (1931) Seven choruses from the Alcestis of Euripides H146 (1920) Seven Part-Songs H162; Op. 44 (1925-26) Say, Who Is This? O Love, I Complain Angel Spirits of Sleep When First We Met Sorrow and Joy Love on My Heart from Heaven Fell Assemble, All Ye Maidens Six Choral Folksongs H136; Op. 36B (1916) I sowed the seeds of love There was a tree Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Song of the Blacksmith I love my love Swansea Town Six Choruses H186; Op. 53 (1931-32) Intercession Good Friday Drinking Song A Love Song How Mighty are the Sabbaths Before Sleep

A Song of London H102A (1909) Songs from 'The Princess' (SSA) H80; Op. 20A (1905) Sweet and Low The Slendour Falls Tears, Idle Tears O Swallow, Swallow Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal Sing me the men H160 (1924-25) Spring it is Cheery H3 (1895) The Stars are with the Voyager H2 (1895) The Swallow leaves her nest (SSA) H119 (1913) There’s a voice in the Wind H15 (1896) Thou didst delight my Eyes H58 (1903) Two chants from the Passing of the Essenes H180 (1930) Twelve Welsh Folk Songs H183 (1930-31) Lisa Lân Green Grass The Dove Awake, Awake The Nightingale and Linnet The Mother-In-Law The First Love O 'twas on a Monday morning My Sweetheart's like Venus (Mae 'nghariadd i'n Fenws) White Summer Rose The Lively Pair The Lover's Complaint Two Eastern Pictures (SSA) H112 (1911) The Spring The Summer

Choral Ballet

• The Golden Goose H163; Op. 45 No. 1 (1926)
• The Morning of the Year H164; Op. 45 No. 2 (1926-27)

Larger Works

A Choral Fantasia H177; Op. 51 (1930) Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda Choral hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26 Set 1 H97 (1908-10) Battle Hymn To the Unknown God Funeral Hymn Second Group, Op. 26 No. 2 (1909) To Varuna To Agni Funeral Chant Choral hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26 Set 3 (1910) Hymn to the Dawn Hymn to the Waters Hymn to Vena Hymn of the Travellers Fourth Group, Op. 26 No. 4 (1912) Hymn to Agni Hymn to Soma Hymn to Manas Hymn to Indra

Clear and Cool (orchestra) H30; Op. 5 (1897) The Cloud Messenger H111; Op. 30 (1909-10) First Choral Symphony H155; Op. 41 (1923-24) Prelude: Invocation to Pan Song and Bacchanal Ode on a Grecian Urn Scherzo: Fancy Folly's Song Finale The Hymn of Jesus H140; Op. 37 (1917) King Estmere H70; Op. 17 (1903) Ode to Death, Op. 38 H144 (1919)

Solo Voice

• Hymns from the Rig Veda (Vedic Hymns) H90; Op. 24 (1920)

1. Ushas (Dawn)
2. Varuna I (Sky)
3. Maruts (Stormclouds)
4. Indra (God of Storm and Battle)
5. Varuna II (The Waters)
6. Song of the Frogs
7. Vac (Speech)
8. Creation
9. Faith

• Twelve Humbert Wolfe songs H174; Op. 48 (1929)

1. Persephone
2. Things Lovelier
3. Now in These Fairylands
4. A Little Music
5. The Thought
6. The Floral Bandit
7. Envoi
8. The Dream-City
9. Journey's End
10. In the Street of Lost Time
11. Rhyme
12. Betelgeuse

Opera

At the Boar's Head H156; Op. 42 (1924) The Idea (for children) H21 (1896) The Perfect Fool H150; Op. 39 (1918-22) The Revoke H7; Op. 1 (1895)

Savitri H96; Op. 25 (1908) Sita H89; Op. 23 (1899-1906) The Wandering Scholar H176; Op. 50 (1929-30) The Youth's Choice H60; Op. 11 (1902)

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External links

• The Holst Society
• Gustave Holst by Kenric Taylor
• Wikipedia on Holst