Gustav Holst (Gustave Theodore von Holst; Cheltenham, 1874-London, 1934) English composer of Swedish origin.A disciple of Charles Villiers Stanford at the Royal College of Music in London, he became, like his teacher, a passionate folklorist.After having been an orchestral musician for some time, from 1903 he devoted himself to teaching, an activity that he exercised first at Dulwich, later at Morley College, and, finally, as a composition teacher, at the Royal College of Music.. He is the author of one of the most performed and recorded pages in the repertoire: The Planets , which in a certain sense has obscured, if not totally eclipsed, the rest of his production.He showed throughout his life a growing interest in Hindu philosophy and culture, which inspired some of his most important compositions, such as the chamber opera Savitri , which would come to exert a profound influence on the most important composers.young people, with Benjamin Britten at the helm.His daughter Imoge...
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