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Imogen commented in 1968 that for more than half a century the hymn had been affecting the original Jupiter with "unwanted associations". [27] In 1926, the melody was published on its own, as part of the hymnal Songs of Praise. Holst gave it the name "Thaxted", after Thaxted, Essex, the English village where he lived much of his life.
The innovative nature of Holst's music caused some initial hostility among a minority of critics, but the suite quickly became and has remained popular, influential and widely performed. The composer conducted two recordings of the work, and it has been recorded at least 80 times subsequently by conductors, choirs and orchestras from the UK and ...
Below is a sortable list of compositions by Gustav Holst. The works are categorized by genre, H. catalogue number (A Thematic Catalogue of Gustav Holst's Music by Imogen Holst, London, Faber Music Ltd., 1974), opus number, date of composition and title.
The Manse in Thaxted, where Gustav Holst lived from 1917 to 1925 "Thaxted" is a hymn tune by the English composer Gustav Holst, based on the stately theme from the middle section of the Jupiter movement of his orchestral suite The Planets and named after Thaxted, the English village where he lived much of his life.
It represents the completion of an original project started back in 1973, which planned to use Holst's work as a basis. This was ultimately shelved because the band were unable to obtain formal permission from Holst's estate, although some of the idea of a concept album dealing with the solar system could be seen on the band's 1973 album Solar ...
As night falls, Jupiter will rise in the east-northeast, among the stars that make up the constellation of Taurus, according to NASA. Around Dec. 14, Jupiter will be visible in the night sky ...
Dak Prescott injured his right hamstring Sunday and the news has only become worse for the Dallas Cowboys. On Sunday, his prognosis was unclear after the game.On Monday, it was reported he would ...
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