“Never compose anything unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance to you.” Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
If that was Holst’s main reason to compose, then Jupiter must have driven him positively mad! Holst’s wonderfully creative and expressive music inspired many, including John Williams, who drew from Holst’s galactic cycle The Planets to compose the film music for Star Wars. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore the vast world of Gustav Holst with Stretta Music today!
Holst studied at the Royal College of Music in London under the direction of Charles Villiers Stanford. He spent the early years of his career as a trombonist in many different orchestras. From 1905, Holst devoted himself mainly to teaching. He was a big supporter of music education for both women and men, and he collaborated with his good friend Ralph Vaughan Williams on the development of many innovative music theory concepts.
Holst’s early music was inspired by Edvard Grieg, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. As he grew and developed, he drew inspiration from the likes of Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky and he also allowed English folk elements to feature in his later works. Gustav Holst composed over 200 works, including many wonderful operas, ballets and songs. His brass band music is also very popular, but his choral and orchestral pieces are the most regularly performed of all his works.
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667604
Version for military band & version for small orchestra
The Phillip Brookes Collection
Study Score 1153
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 606219
Folk
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982635
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383944
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1382326
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1385459
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963452
for: Saxophonchor
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993865
from Second Suite in F, Mvt. IV
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1062682
for: Wind Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 585757
for: Youth string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688123
for: Youth string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 688124
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 468970
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339510
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1193536
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1628851
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 941427
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943643
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 948244
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1061091
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 891312
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1005188
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1005017
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 880225
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 879632
for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 903141
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 762341
for: Unison Voices and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 322119
for: 6 Flöten
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1352074
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1713601
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1701931
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score
Item no.: 810769
for: Youth concert band
Score
Item no.: 1713773
for: SSAA Double Choir a Cappella
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1005105
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1078266
Love of One's Fellow-man Opus 48/2
for: Unison Voices and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1041754
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1077205
Klassik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1101395
Klassik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1100934
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 831931
Three Festival Choruses
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1077280
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1078051
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1078336
Extrait De La First Suite In Eb
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1073255
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1078017
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1078286
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1100832
for: 5 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601717
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