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Gustav Holst

British composer
Also known as: Gustav Theodore Holst, Gustavus Theodore von Holst(Show More)
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Gustav Holst (born September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England—died May 25, 1934, London) was an English composer and music teacher noted for the excellence of his orchestration. His music combines an international flavour based on the styles of Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, and others with a continuation of English Romanticism. The son of a Swedish father and English mother, Holst studied at the Royal College of Music in London. His solo instrument was the trombone,...

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