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Gustav Holst

Gustavus Theodore von Holst (September 21, 1874 - May 25, 1934), English composer. Born in Cheltenham, he went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London. His best-known work is probably his orchestral suite The Planets, completed in 1916.

Other works

The Hymn of Jesus
The Perfect Fool, an opera
At the Boar's Head
A Somerset Rhapsody
First Suite for Military Band in Eb
1. Chaconne
2. Intermezzo
3. March
Second Suite for Military Band in F (The St. Paul Suite)
1. March: Morris Dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks
2. Song Without Words "I'll Love my Love"
3. Song of the Blacksmith
4. Fantasia on the "Dargason"

Like many composers, Holst also played a musical instrument, in his case the trombone (a choice dictated by a medical condition that robbed him of the manual dexterity required for more obvious instruments such as the piano).

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