Gustav Holst

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914, where opposing soldiers engaged in World War I combat laid down their arms and celebrated the Christmas holiday together. Combining fra...

The charming folk song chosen by Gustav Holst is found early in his revered Second Suite. Scored for first year players, this is a sea shanty originally from southern England. Historic and musical, th...

The third movement of Opus 34 (Three Festival Choruses), which Gustav Holst penned in 1916, was originally scored for chorus with piano, orchestra, or military band. The easily recognized melody is a...

Brillantemente transcrita para los intérpretes más jóvenes por Aric Branchfield, la eterna melodía de Holst ofrece al director/profesor una gran oportunidad de enseñanza. Intrínsecamente bella, la obr...

Brillantemente transcrita para los intérpretes más jóvenes por Aric Branchfield, la eterna melodía de Holst ofrece al director/profesor una gran oportunidad de enseñanza. Intrínsecamente bella, la obr...

This dark and sinister movement from Holst's symphonic masterpiece The Planets continues to thrill audiences and performers alike. Hal Leonard's innovative Flex-Band series is designed to provide exci...

The powerful and evocative music of Gustav Holst remains as relevant today as ever before. From The Planets here is a concise suite of the movements Mars, Venus and Jupiter.

Often imitated but never duplicated, the music from Holst's symphonic classic The Planets continues to thrill audiences and inspire performers. Even at this easy level, here is a setting of this famou...

Introduce your students to Gustav Holst's monumental work, 'The Planets' with this beautiful majestic chorale from the movement 'Jupiter. ' James Curnow's solid scoring of this work makes it a choice...

Gustav Holst has long been revered as a master composer. His work transcribes wonderfully for concert band. Douglas Wagner has chosen portions of The Planets to create a through-played medley for youn...

Based on the original opening of the first movement of Second Suite in F for Military Band, Holst replaced this section with the now-familiar morris dance tune, 'Glory Shears.' The 38-measure passage...

With gentle grace, this charismatic melody is introduced by your clarinet section, setting into motion one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, scored here for young concert band. The legato styling...

With gentle grace, this charismatic melody is introduced by your clarinet section, setting into motion one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, scored here for young concert band. The legato styling...

With gentle grace, this charismatic melody is introduced by your clarinet section, setting into motion one of Gustav Holst's most famous themes, scored here for young concert band. The legato styling...

Mike Story has skillfully re-scored the finale from Holst's Second Suite in F making the combination of 'Dargason Dance' and 'Greensleeves' approachable for young band. The key signature has been bett...

Mike Story has skillfully re-scored the finale from Holst's Second Suite in F making the combination of 'Dargason Dance' and 'Greensleeves' approachable for young band. The key signature has been bett...

Mike Story has skillfully re-scored the finale from Holst's Second Suite in F making the combination of 'Dargason Dance' and 'Greensleeves' approachable for young band. The key signature has been bett...

Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (18...

Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (18...

Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (18...

This beautiful Christmas tune by Stephen Bulla sets the perfect atmosphere for your Christmas concert. Light the candles and enjoy the most wonderful time of the year with friends, family and music…

This beautiful Christmas tune by Stephen Bulla sets the perfect atmosphere for your Christmas concert. Light the candles and enjoy the most wonderful time of the year with friends, family and music…

The opening movement from the Gustav Holst First Suite is now available in the Build-A-Band format. This work is contrapuntal in nature and teaches the importance of independent playing. The flashy 16...