History Music / GustavHolst

* PatrioticFervor: "Jupiter" from "The Planets" has a mid-section (now known as "Thaxted", named after the village in rural [[UsefulNotes/HomeCounties Essex]] where Holst lived) that was later used as the melody for the patriotic hymn "I Vow to Thee My Country", adapted from a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice. Even without the words, the pastoral tune easily evokes the green of the English countryside. ''With'' the words, it evokes the heartbreak of the British people in their millions who sent their sons to die in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI believing (possibly rightly, possibly not) that in doing so they were protecting that green land.

* ''Theatre/{{Savitri}}''

* ''Theatre/TheWanderingScholar''

* ''Theatre/AtTheBullsHead''

* ''Theatre/ThePerfectFool''

!!Works by Gustav Holst

* ''Theatre/{{Sita}}'' (1906), based on the ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}'s tale or Rama and Sita. Libretto by Holst.

* ''Theatre/{{Sita}}''

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* TimeMarchesOn: ''The Planets'' was composed in 1915, before Pluto was named a planet in 1930. Holst was still alive at the time, but his MagnumOpusDissonance regarding ''The Planets'' meant that he had no interest in writing a movement for Pluto. For decades people felt this absence was unfortunate, and other composers such as Clive Strutt and Colin Matthews have added movements about Pluto to the work, which are occasionally included in concerts and recordings. The situation changed again when in 2006 Pluto was declared to be a dwarf planet, making Holst's musical piece up to date again.

Gustav Theodore Holst (21 September 1874 - 25 May 1934) was an English composer (of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Swedish]] and UsefulNotes/{{Latvia}}n descent) of the late 19th to early 20th century. He suffered from neuritis, so he had significant difficulty with his right-hand motor skills. This shattered his childhood dream of being a concert pianist. Holst is most notable for his orchestral Suite ''The Planets'', a composition that became very popular and would go on to influence many of the composers and musicians of the 20th century.

* PatrioticFervor: "Jupiter" from "The Planets" has a mid-section (now known as "Thaxted", named after the village in rural [[UsefulNotes/HomeCounties Essex]] where Holst lived) that was later used as the melody for the patriotic hymn "I Vow to Thee My Country", adapted from a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice. Even without the words, the pastoral tune easily evokes the green of the English countryside.

* IllBoy: From childhood, Holst had a nerve problem that restricted use of his right arm and made his dream of becoming a concert pianist impossible. However, it didn't stop him being a professional trombonist, though weakness of his fingers meant that he conducted with the baton in his left hand, rather than the right.

* IllBoy: From childhood, Holst had a nerve problem that restricted use of his right arm and made his dream of becoming a concert pianist impossible.

* TropeMaker: Almost single-handedly popularized the wind ensemble. Your school band would not exist if it weren't for Holst. He did this particularly with First Suite in E-flat for Military Band.

* IAmVeryBritish: Holst's music has a very typical British pomposity to it: ''Edgon Heath'', St. Paul's Suite...

Gustav Theodore Holst (21 September 1874 - 25 May 1934) was an English composer (of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Swedish]] and UsefulNotes/{{Latvia}}n descent) of the late 19th to early 20th century. He suffered from neuritis, so he had significant difficulty with his right hand motor skills. This shattered his childhood dream of being a concert pianist. Holst is most notable for his orchestral Suite ''The Planets'', a composition that became very popular and would go on to influence many of the composers and musicians of the 20th century.

* LastNoteNightmare: "Uranus: The Magician" is mostly whimsical and bouncy bouncy, until the end, where the 4th to last note is a dissonant crash, followed by a softer echo, and an unsettling resolution. It's a near polar opposite fom the previous movement, "Saturn: The Bringer of Old Age".

* ShoutOut: ''Edgon Heath'' was based on the novels of Creator/ThomasHardy, whom Holst particularly liked.
* SmallReferencePools: Better known for ''The Planets'' than anything else he ever composed.

* PatrioticFervor: "Jupiter" from "The Planets" has a mid-section (now known as "Thaxted", named after the village in rural Essex where Holst lived) that was later used as the melody for the patriotic hymn "I Vow to Thee My Country", adapted from a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice.

* PatrioticFervor: "Jupiter" from "The Planets" has a mid-section (now known as "Thaxted", named after the village where Holst lived) that was later used as the melody for the patriotic hymn "I Vow to Thee My Country", adapted from a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice.

* {{Bookends}}: ''The Planets'' begins and ends with a composition in [[UncommonTime quintuple meter]].