Gustav Holst (1874-1934), Composer
Gustav Theodore Holst
Sitter associated with 13 portraits
Composer and teacher, born in Cheltenham to a musical family of Swedish extraction. In 1893 he entered the Royal College of Music where he met Ralph Vaughan Williams, a lifelong friend and musical influence. Holst is best known for the orchestral suite The Planets (completed in 1916 but not performed in full until 1920). Holst was associated with the English folksong revival and with contemporary developments in European music, he also found inspiration in Hindu mysticism, music from the Tudor period and English poetry.
by Herbert Lambert
photogravure, circa 1921
NPG Ax7745
by Harry Lawrence Oakley
cut paper silhouette, 1929
NPG D20559
Holst Birthplace Museum, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Category
Music
Groups
Classical musicians
Composers
Place
Gloucestershire
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