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Holst and the Winds: A Legacy

by Jon Ceander Mitchell
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781648251313
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: University of Rochester Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Rochester Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 360
  • Original Price: GBP 95.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 649 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Musical Instruments / General

A detailed exploration of the works for winds by Gustav Holst, the renowned composer of The Planets, aided by musical analysis and rich historical documentation.

Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was an English composer and music educator whose work spanned four decades. Though he remains most widely known for his orchestral suite The Planets, his works for band or wind ensemble are also performed frequently, yet have rarely been studied in such systematic detail. They vary widely in genre (from chamber music to military and brass-band works) and in form (from sonata cycle to suite to symphonic poem).

As author Jon Mitchell shows, Holst's works for winds give plentiful evidence of the many influences on him, both musical (including Wagnerian romanticism, English folk song, and Baroque polyphony) and nonmusical (e.g., Sanskrit literature, William Morris, and Walt Whitman). The book gives careful attention to these influences and to the evolution of the works through analysis of sketches and full manuscript scores.

Holst and the Winds makes use of a wide array of primary sources, including Holst's personal papers, written correspondence, programs, and periodical reviews. Music educators, performers, conductors, and anybody who loves Holst's music will enjoy the insights provided herein.

Mitchell, Jon Ceander: - JON CEANDER MITCHELL is Emeritus Professor of Music at University of Massachusetts Boston and Conductor of the Chamber Orchestra and Coordinator of Music Education.

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