List of Works of Gustav Holst. (Dates of composition, H numbers, description and whether recorded).

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1 List of Works of Gustav Holst (Dates of composition, H numbers, description and whether recorded). Compiled by C J A Cope March 2018

2 Glossary TBR P1 P2 P3 P4 To be recorded Project One Project Two Project Three Project Four If music is no longer available (ie in private collection), no recording is possible. The Society lists 233 works. There are, in addition, a number of works which bear no H numbers (designated by Holst's daughter, Imogen) and which may be regarded as youthful - for others to judge as to quality. If anyone visiting our website is unable to find a recording of a particular work, send us an (chairman@holstsociety.org) and we will try to assist.

3 Chamber or string orchestra (6 works) 1906 H88 Two Songs without Words Yes 1913 H118 St Paul's Suite Yes 1928 H173 Nocturne from Moorside Suite Yes 1928 H173 Moorside Suite Yes 1933 H190 Brook Green Suite Yes 1933 H190a Gavotte (Discarded from Brook Green Suite. Arranged for recorder quartet by Imogen Holst). No

4 Chamber ensembles (18 works) 1894 A1/33 Short Trio in E Yes 1894 A1/31 Duo Concertante for Trombone/Organ Yes 1896 H8 Air and Variations Yes 1896 H11 Quintet in A Yes 1896 H9 Variations No 1896 H10 Sextet in E Minor Yes 1897 H23 Scherzo No 1902 H51 Lied ohne Worte Yes 1903 H67 Quintet in A flat Yes 1903 H52 Spring Song Yes 1903 H53 Ländler (2 violins/piano) Yes 1903 H54 Greeting Yes 1904 H55 Maya Yes 1904 H56 Valse - Etude Yes 1906 H93 Seven Scottish Airs Yes 1910 H8a Three Pieces Yes 1916 H135 Phantasy Quartet on British Folksongs Yes 1925 H158 Terzetto Yes

5 Band (military and wind) (18 works) 1906 H88 Marching Song Yes 1906 H86 Songs of the West Yes 1909 H105 Suite No 1 in E Flat Yes 1910 H109 Christmas Day Yes 1910 H111/12 Morris Dance Tunes Set 2 (6) No 1910 H114 Praise of King Olaf Yes 1911 H106 Suite No 2 in F Yes H125 I Vow to Thee Yes H125 Mars Yes H125 Jupiter Yes 1916 H134 3 Festival Choruses (Nos 2/3 arr for US concert band) No 1916/17 H133 3 Carols (No 3 arr for brass) No 1922 H150 Perfect Fool Yes 1928 H173 A Moorside Suite Yes 1928 A111/25 Fugue a la Gigue Yes 1930 H178 Hammersmith Yes? H106A 3 folk tunes Yes 1932 H185 Capriccio No

6 Solo instruments (+ orchestra) (5 works) 1905 H74 A Song of the Night (violin) Yes 1911 H75 Invocation ('cello) Yes 1923 H152 A Fugal Concerto (flute/oboe) Yes 1929 H175 Double Concerto (2 violins) Yes 1933 H191 Lyric Movement (viola) Yes

7 Orchestra (26 works) 1897 H31 A Winter Idyll Yes 1899 H42 Walt Whitman Yes 1899 H43 Suite de Ballet in E Flat Yes H47 Symphony in F, The Cotswolds Yes 1903 H66 Indra Yes 1903 H54 Greeting (small orchestra) Yes 1905 H73 In the Bleak Mid-Winter Yes 1906 H87 A Somerset Rhapsody Yes 1906 H86 Songs of the West No 1909 H105 Suite in E Flat No 1 Yes H107 Beni Mora Yes 1910 A111/12 Morris Dance Tunes - Set 1 each set of 6 Yes (part) - not No A111/12 Morris Dance Tunes - Set 2 each set of 6 Yes ( part) - not Nos 2/5/ H108 Phantastes No 1911 H106 Hampshire Suite (2nd Suite in F) Yes H125 The Planets Yes 1915 H126 Japanese Suite Yes 1921 H149 The Lure Yes 1922 H151 A Fugal Overture Yes 1922 H150 Perfect Fool Yes 1927 H172 Egdon Heath Yes 1928 A111/25 Fugue a la Gigue Yes 1928 H173 Moorside Suite Yes 1930 H178 Hammersmith Yes 1932 H185 Capriccio (Was Mr Shilkret's maggot) Yes H192 Scherzo Yes

8 Ballet and choral ballet (3 works) 1921 H149 The Lure Yes 1926 H163 The Golden Goose (Choral ballet. GH suggested if no chorus, 253 bars could be cut, leaving remainder as a stand-alone work for orchestra). Yes H164 The Morning of the Year (choral ballet) Yes

9 Opera (8 works) 1895 H7 The Revoke No 1896 H21 The Idea (for children) No H89 Sita Yes (part - Interlude Act 3) 1902 H60 The Youth's Choice No 1908 H96 Savitri Yes H150 The Perfect Fool Yes, but not on CD 1924 H156 At the Boar's Head Yes H176 The Wandering Scholar Yes

10 Keyboard (12 works) 1892 A1/17 Arpeggio Study Yes 1895 H5 2 Dances for piano duet Yes 1901 H50 Deux Pieces Yes 1909 H105 1st movement/suite No 1 in E flat Yes (organ) H125 The Planets Yes (2 piano) H125 The Planets Yes (organ) H150 The Perfect Fool Yes (2 piano) 1924 H153 Toccata Yes 1924 H154 A Piece for Yvonne Yes 1926 H165 Chrissemas Day in the morning Yes 1927 H166 Two Folk Song Fragments Yes H179 Two Pieces Yes

11 Hymns (13 works) Year H No Work Tune Recorded 1905 H73 From Glory to Glory Advancing Sheen No 1905 H73 Holy Ghost, Come Down Upon Thy Children Bossiney No 1909 H103 What heroes thou hast bred Stepney No 1921 H148 I Vow to thee my Country Thaxted Yes 1925 H133 God is Love Theodoric No 1925 H161 O Valiant Hearts Valiant Hearts No 1925 H161 I Sought Thee Round About, O Thou My God Monk Street No 1925 H161 In This World, the Isle of Dreams Brook End No 1925 H161 Onward, Christian Soldiers Prince Rupert No 1927 H168 Filled with the Spirit's Power and Gird on Thy Sword Chilswell No 1927 H170 By weary stages Hill Crest No - - Our blest Redeemer (Discovered by Chris Cope/ Essex No Peter Gutteridge 2016). - H167 Christ Hath a Garden - No

12 Choral (orchestra) (19 works) 1897 H30 Clear and Cool No TBR/P H70 King Estmere Yes H97 Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda 1st Group Yes 1909 H98 Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda 2nd Group Yes 1909 H101 The Vision of Dame Christian Yes ( probably no longer available) H111 The Cloud Messenger Yes 1910 H109 Christmas Day Yes 1911 H115 Hecuba's Lament No TBR/P H100 Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda 4th Group Yes 1912 H117 Two Psalms Yes 1913 H116 Hymn to Dionysus Yes 1916 H134 Three Festival Choruses Yes (part - No 2 only - old/new recordings) TBR/P4 1916/17 H133 Three Carols Yes. No 2 only. TBR/P All people that on earth No TBR/P H140 The Hymn of Jesus Yes 1919 H144 Ode to Death Yes 1919 H145 Short Festival Te Deum Yes H155 Choral Symphony Yes 1930 H177 A Choral Fantasia Yes Women's voices

13 Choral (varied accompaniment) (17 works) 1903 H40 Clouds o'er the Summer Sky No H85 7 Folk Songs (3 are lost) No 1909 H102A A Song of London No 1909 H103 O England My Country No 1910 H110 Four Part Songs (children's voices) Yes 1910 H99 Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda 3rd Group Yes 1911 H113 In Loyal Bonds United No 1911 H118A Playground Song No 1911 H112 Two Eastern Pictures Yes 1914 H121 Dirge for Two Veterans Yes 1915 H124 Dirge and Hymneal No. In fact previously recorded, but no longer available H138 2 Part Songs for Children No 1920 H146 7 Choruses from the Alcestis of Euripides No H162 Seven Part-Songs Yes 1927 H170 The Coming of Christ Yes 1931 H181 Roadways No H186 Six Choruses Yes Women's voices

14 Choral (a cappella) secular (38 works) 1890s H12 All Night I waited by the Spring No 1890s H18 Ah Tyrant Love No 1890s H59 It was a lover and his lass No 1894 A1/40 Winter and the Birds Yes 1895 H1 The Autumn is Old Yes 1895 H2 The Stars are with the Voyager No 1895 H3 Spring it is Cheery No 1895 H4 O Lady Leave that Silken Thread Yes 1896 H13 Three Short Part Songs Yes (part - No 3) 1896 H15 There's a Voice in the Wind No 1896 H20 Light Leaves Whisper Yes 1897 H24 O Spring's little Children No H48 Five Part Songs No - No 1 TBR P2 premier recording 1902/03 H61 5 Part Songs Yes TBR/P H58 Thou didst delight my Eyes No 1905 H80 5 Songs from the Princess Yes 1905 H81 Home They Brought her Warrior Dead Yes 1908 H76 In Youth is Pleasure Yes 1908 H78 Now rest Thee from all care (H77 has same tune - different words) No 1909 H92 Pastoral Yes 1909 H104 A Song of Fairies No 1912 H57 I Love Thee No 1913 H119 The Swallow leaves her nest Yes 1913 H120 The Homecoming Yes 1916 H137 Diverus and Lazarus Yes 1916 H136 Six Choral Folk Songs Yes 1916 H131 Bring us in good ale Yes 1916 H128 This have I done for my true love Yes H142 Here is Joy for every age No H159 The Evening Watch Yes H160 Sing me the men Yes 1925 H157 Ode to Charles Kennedy Scott No (music not available) 1928 H171 Canterbury Bells (Two Rounds) No 1930 H180 2 chants from the Passing of the Essenes No H Welsh Folk Songs Yes/No (No 12). Nos 1/2/5/11 TBR - P H187 The Eight Canons Yes 1933 H188 O Spiritual Pilgrim Yes 1933 H189 Come live with me No (music not available) Women's voices

15 Solo voice (41 works) 1890s H28 Twin Stars Aloft No 1890s H29 The Day of the Lord No 1890s H35 Autumn Song No 1890s H37 Draw not away Thy Hands No 1890s H38 I scanned her Picture No 1890s H45 Ah Come Fair Mistress No 1890s H77 Now Sleep and take They Rest No H4 O Lady Leave that Silken Thread No H14 Four Songs (voice and piano) Yes (part - Nos 1/2) No 4 transcribed 1897 H17 Song to the Sleeping Lady No 1897 H25 A Lake and a Fairy Boat No 1897 H26 Sing Hey Ho No 1897 H27 Airly Beacon No 1897 H32 Not a Sound but Echoing in Me No 1898 H33 Whether we Die or Live No 1898 H34 Ornulf's Drapa (orchestral accompaniment) No TBR/P H36 My Joy No H44 Bhanavar's Lament No Pre-1900 H46 She who is dear to me No 1900s H79 To Hope No H19 The Ballad of Prince Eric No H65 To a Wild Rose No H68 Six Songs Yes, but 3 and 5 only. Nos 1, 2 and 4 transcribed H62 A Prayer for Light No 1903 H64 Song of the Woods No H69 Six Songs Yes 1904 H63 Dewy Roses No 1904 H71 The Mystic Trumpeter (orchestral accompaniment) Yes H72 Darest Thou now O Soul No H84A Stu Mo Run No H83 16 Folk Songs from Hampshire No H84 9 Folk Songs (music not available) No 1907 H90A Ratri No 1907 H95 The Heart Worships Yes H90 9 Hymns from the Rig Veda (known as Vedic Hymns) Yes 1914 H123 A Vigil of Pentecost No. Transcribed H132 Four Songs (voice and violin) Yes 1918 H141 May Day Carol (voice and 2 violins) No 1920s H147 The Ballad of Hunting Knowe No 1929 H174A Epilogue No 1929 H174 Twelve Songs (Nos 10 and 12 orchestrated by Colin Matthews) Yes + all piano (About 100 songs).

16 Sacred music (8 works) Time 1893 H22 Not unto us (accompanied) No 5 minutes TBR P H49 Ave Maria (a cappella) Yes 4 minutes 1912 H117 2 Psalms (orchestra) Yes 12 minutes 1915 H127 Nunc Dimittis (a cappella) Yes 3 minutes 1919 H145 Short Festival Te Deum (orchestra) Yes 4 minutes 1927 H167 Christ hath a garden (orchestra) No 3 minutes TBR P H168 Man born to toil (accompanied) Yes 4 minutes 1927 H169 Eternal Father accompanied) No 3 minutes TBR P1 38 minutes

17 Christmas music (9 works) Time 1905 H73 In the bleak midwinter Yes 5 minutes Accompanied 1907 H82 4 old English carols Yes 8 minutes Accompanied 1908 H91 2 carols - A Welcome Song/Terly Terlow (1916) Yes 4 minutes Accompanied 1910 H209 Christmas Day Yes 6 minutes Orchestra 1916 H129 Lullay my liking Yes 3 minutes Accompanied 1916 H133 3 carols Yes (one only) 10 minutes Orchestra 1916 H180 Of one that is so fair Yes 2 minutes Accompanied 1917 H139 A dream of Christmas No 2 minutes Accompanied 1931 H182 The wassail song Yes 2 minutes Accompanied 42 minutes (All to be recorded P1).