Gustav HOLST: St. Paul's Suite (III. Intermezzo, IV. Finale)

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III. Intermezzo: Andante con moto
IV. Finale (The Dargason): Allegro

Gustav Holst (21 September 1874 - 25 May 1934) was a British composer and was a music teacher for over 20 years. Holst is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets.Having studied at the Royal College of Music in London,his early work was influenced by Ravel,Grieg, Richard Strauss, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, but most of his music is highly original, with influences from Hindu spiritualism and English folk tunes.Holst's music is well known for unconventional use of metre and haunting melodies.

In 1905, Holst was appointed Director of Music at St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London, where he composed the successful and still popular St Paul's Suite for the school orchestra in 1913.

St. Paul's Suite (Op. 29 no. 2) is a composition for orchestra. It was written in 1912, but due to revisions wasn't published until 1922.

The suite has four movements:

I. Jig: Vivace
II. Ostinato: Presto
III. Intermezzo: Andante con moto
IV. Finale (The Dargason): Allegro

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[joshviolinviola]

I think everyone here will agree that the viola is essential to any orchestra. I think it is people who have a bad experience with the viola, that give it a bad reputation, If you listen to any decent viola player you would be surprised at how beautiful it is.

[retupmock]

I play the violin and I love the tone of the viola way more, so I dunno what people are talking about, talking down on it.

[joemandude2]

@hoopsmaster13 wtf are you talking about ok yes Violas do get pretty pathetic parts in songs but they are still very unnecessary to make an orchestra sound whole

[PittStepho9]

@free2write26 definitely not :D although i think its a joke but... no just no... :D i love violas.. :D

[torinko93]

@joshviolinviola yes, i'm agree but there isn't good violist on my town, even on my country, so i never heard a good violist live-playing

[NoirFilleChante]

@joshviolinviola Ya...as is the violin, cello, and the bass.

[QueerlyK]

Oh man, I miss playing the viola solo at the beginning of the Intermezzo. Best part ever...on the best instrument ever, of course :D

[mng8ng]

Violas FTW - without them an orchestra sounds quite hollow.

[ChildhoodMobility]

Violas + Cellos = FTW!

Bass players are also badasses, especially when they play the exact cello part, like in Mozart`s requiem.

[DerBalin]

Die beste Stelle is immer noch 6:17

[ariastoteles]

Bravo, mon dear Holst!

[free2write26]

@VorpalSword9 The only people who actually hate violas are CELLOS, because violas take all their solos.