Gustav Holst

The Second Suite in F, opus 28 No 2 by Gustav Holst, arranged by Colin Matthews, was included by the Music Committee of the Bavarian Wind Band Association as a standard work in the compulsory list of...

Recognized as the first true masterpiece for wind band, this new updated edition of the authentic Colin Matthews version now includes a full recording by the U.S. Marine Band conducted by Frederick Fe...

Along with his First Suite in E-flat, Holst's Second Suite is among the most treasured landmark works for band. In this adaptation, Robert Longfield has adjusted the extreme ranges, used the instrumen...

A century ago, James Causley Windram, then band director of the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers (and later the Coldstream Guards) asked Gustav Holst if he would transcribe some of the composer's Hymns fr...

A century ago, James Causley Windram, then band director of the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers (and later the Coldstream Guards) asked Gustav Holst if he would transcribe some of the composer's Hymns fr...

The Planets by composer Gustav Holst is a seven-movement orchestral suite in which each movement is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character. The orchestra...

The Jupiter Hymn is taken from Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, the fourth movement of the suite The Planets, written by the English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934) between 1914 and 1917. The premie...

Around 1914 Gustav Holst (1874-1934) wrote the seven-part work The Planets, which is still the most performed classical work from the pen of an Englishman. The magnificent chorale-like theme from the...

Remarkably similar to the original yet extremely approachable by medium-level bands, this arrangement of Jupiter captures all the fire of the original orchestral version. An excellent way to explore o...

Arranged for Easy Piano.

'The Planets', originally a suite for Orchestra, was composed between 1914 and 1916 by Gustav Holst. Holst was always interested in astrology and therefore was inspired to take the seven planets of th...

Written in 1914–1916, Gustav Holst's The Planets is undoubtedly one of the most important compositions of the 20th century. Michael Story has crafted an easy but effective arrangement of the bea...

Orchestration: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Cor anglais, 3 Clarinets in Bb, Bass clarinet, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 4 Trumpets in Bb (4th), 3 Trombones, Tenor tuba, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (2 players...

This is the first published edition of "Country Dance" H.App 1,21 (1892) from the operetta Lansdown Castle (or The Sorcerer of Tewkesbury) edited by John Wright. Orchestration: Flute, Clarinet in Bb,...

This is the first published edition of Intermezzo H.App 1,12 (1891) edited by John Wright. Orchestration: Flute, Clarinet in A (or Bb), Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) December 1891 w...

5 Trombones.

St. Paul's Suite continues as one of Holst's most remembered works for strings, written when he was an educator at the St. Paul's School for Girls. In four movements, the style reflects the craftsmans...