for those who like the "song without words" in the second movement, Holst arranged the original Cornish tune with the text 'I love my love" for choir (4 parts). I guess he called it song without words maybe so people wouldn't listen to it thinking, " I wonder what the words are to this song". Or maybe he didn't have the text, he only had the tune available to him, I don't know.
The Tuba and Piccolo duet at the end is actually quite ironic. It's basically the lowest and highest instruments in the band playing together. It makes for an interesting ending to an amazing piece.
In movement three, it's actually ideal to use an anvil in the percussion. That's what the clicking is that sounds metallic. Our band actually uses a wheel well from a car and it works surprisingly well!
I remember doing the baritone solo in 1. March my second year of playing. I never knew the instrument could play that high until then. Beautiful piece!
@gy1952 I think these are based on old Irish tunes or something, I hear the classic Greensleeves in the last movement. It's a great peice of music none the less.
Correct. Gustav Holst, like quite a few other British composers at the time (most notably Vaughan Williams) integrated a lot of folk music into their compositions. Also, good job for noticing the underlying Greensleeves in the low brass in the last movement.
@Ensivion I believe Greensleeves was written by Henry VIII , and I would be surprised if Irish music found it's way here since they were not always a favourite of the Empire. I could be wrong though, maybe Holst did use something from Ireland, please advise anyone who knows.
@calgarywino Greensleeves was written by Henry VIII.
At the end of 19th Century, was an era of nationalism in composers. For us British, it was Holst, Elgar, Williams. Vaughan Williams, was a folk-song collector. He went round the 'peasantry' in the rural villages, searching for folk-songs so that they wouldn't die out, he has kept them alive in his music. Another collector was Baring-Gould. All of his work is available online for free. search "EDFSS take 6"
@calgarywino I swear that the movement with the Tuba solo and the Coronet mutes is some sort of Irish music. I just get this incredible feel every time.
for those who like the "song without words" in the second movement, Holst arranged the original Cornish tune with the text 'I love my love" for choir (4 parts). I guess he called it song without words maybe so people wouldn't listen to it thinking, " I wonder what the words are to this song". Or maybe he didn't have the text, he only had the tune available to him, I don't know.
ck98198 1 week ago
@satsuki8910 ironic neither are ours!! There sucking
NicksParodies 3 weeks ago
The Tuba and Piccolo duet at the end is actually quite ironic. It's basically the lowest and highest instruments in the band playing together. It makes for an interesting ending to an amazing piece.
satsuki8910 3 weeks ago
In movement three, it's actually ideal to use an anvil in the percussion. That's what the clicking is that sounds metallic. Our band actually uses a wheel well from a car and it works surprisingly well!
satsuki8910 3 weeks ago
Oboe solooooooooo 8D
Cover your ears!
rosieeb123 4 weeks ago
We are doing this in our eight grade band I have 1st clarinet(:
NicksParodies 4 weeks ago
@NicksParodies
Same here, except I have Bass Clarinet. Our Tuba's aren't doing so good....
satsuki8910 3 weeks ago
no piccolo?
ChaseDotters 1 month ago
2nd clarinet part is amazing! :D
IronhideFan1 1 month ago
i love this piece
mychannel512 1 month ago
Loved playing the euphonium solo's in this Suite.
bacterialmat 1 month ago
@bacterialmat thats right bro :P
halo56822 1 month ago
I'm doing the flute solo so excited
MrKouaVang 1 month ago
I love my trombone part in this song!
MRfunnyman208 2 months ago 3
It's music like this that makes me all the happier to be a euphonium player :)
CNB9500 2 months ago 4
I remember playing this song band last year! It was awesome!!!!
nas2play 2 months ago
the horn solo in part 3 is amazing *_* ;)
insvz 2 months ago
I'm playing the piccolo part at our January concert.
BasiaAnn1 3 months ago
I remember doing the baritone solo in 1. March my second year of playing. I never knew the instrument could play that high until then. Beautiful piece!
GrandDuchessArtiste 3 months ago 2
Such amazing music and only 4k views :(. /sigh
mikeabd2 3 months ago
I played this song in band class!!
SuperMTGfreak 4 months ago
song with out words is my favorite movement :) always loved it in band the flute part is so pretty.....just breathtaking
live4jesus18 5 months ago
have been listening to gustav holst and realized how much mainstream movie and videogame music sounds like his.
DemonFlame4 7 months ago
@DemonFlame4 We all draw water from the same well.
AkhmedSync 6 months ago
Gustav holst must of try really really hard to make up like three or four songs in a row.
gy1952 7 months ago
@gy1952 I think these are based on old Irish tunes or something, I hear the classic Greensleeves in the last movement. It's a great peice of music none the less.
Ensivion 7 months ago
@Ensivion
Correct. Gustav Holst, like quite a few other British composers at the time (most notably Vaughan Williams) integrated a lot of folk music into their compositions. Also, good job for noticing the underlying Greensleeves in the low brass in the last movement.
TheMasterDecoder 7 months ago 8
@TheMasterDecoder
The fourth movement is a transcription of the 4th movement of the St. Paul's Suite for Strings (or vice versa)
falcons1988 5 months ago
@Ensivion I believe Greensleeves was written by Henry VIII , and I would be surprised if Irish music found it's way here since they were not always a favourite of the Empire. I could be wrong though, maybe Holst did use something from Ireland, please advise anyone who knows.
calgarywino 5 months ago
@calgarywino Greensleeves was written by Henry VIII.
At the end of 19th Century, was an era of nationalism in composers. For us British, it was Holst, Elgar, Williams. Vaughan Williams, was a folk-song collector. He went round the 'peasantry' in the rural villages, searching for folk-songs so that they wouldn't die out, he has kept them alive in his music. Another collector was Baring-Gould. All of his work is available online for free. search "EDFSS take 6"
falcons1988 5 months ago
@calgarywino I swear that the movement with the Tuba solo and the Coronet mutes is some sort of Irish music. I just get this incredible feel every time.
Dorda098 3 months ago
@calgarywino
It is very lyrical isn;t it ? Who knows what Henry's musical influences were as well ?
calgarywino 1 month ago
What group is this?
Modernwarrior18 9 months ago
@Modernwarrior18
It's the Cleveland Symphonic Winds, conducted by Frederick Fennell
TheMasterDecoder 7 months ago 7
enjoyable post, thank you!
ambienttechno 9 months ago