Gustav Holst
Somerset Rhapsody, A, Op. 21
Gustav Holst
Somerset Rhapsody, A, Op. 21
- Instrumentation Orchestra
- Composer Gustav Holst
- Series Kalmus Orchestra Library
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Edwin F. Kalmus
- Order no. K-A934190
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Description:
Part of the British folk revival of the early 20th century, Gustav Holst's (1874-1934) Somerset Rhapsody consists of his interpretations of three English folk tunes from the Somerset region: "The Sheep-Shearing Song," "High Germany," and "True Love's Farewell." Holst dedicated this piece, his first major critical success, to Cecil Sharp, a chronicler of English folk music who collected the songs that Holst adapted. Holst intended the cycle to tell a story of a young couple whose relationship is interrupted by war. Somerset Rhapsody premiered in London in April 1910. Instrumentation: 2(2dPicc).2(1dObd'mr).2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2-3): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set). Reprint edition.