But vegetarianism was notĮncouraged in his cheap lodgings in the 1890's. Leaving home he had also become a strict vegetarian. Would even help to strengthen his chest and lungs.Īs a student, Gustav Holst was frugal. Perhaps, he also thought that playing the trombone In orchestras and provide him with an income. Holst therefore decided to take up the trombone. That he could not keep up his technique any longer. Prolonged practice was impossible and he was forced to realize The cramping neuritis in his right hand was perpetually defeating him as a It was one of the few memorable musical events in his young life thusįar. Taken aback by the choruses that he felt as if he was floating about theĬrowds. In B Minor at the Three Choirs Festival in Worchester in 1893. Through the streets of London with his mind in a whirl.Īnother overwhelming experience was hearing the Bach Mass Once after hearing Tristan and Isolde in the gallery, he walked all night Gustav became an ardent Wagner enthusiast. Reinforced by the friendship of a fellow student at the College, Fritz Hart, He was overwhelmed by the lush sonorities. GUSTAV COMPOSER HOW TOOften disagreed with Stanford's opinions, Holst was always grateful to him,Įspecially for teaching him how to become his own critic.Ī year before attending the Royal College of Music, Gustav heard Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung under Gustav Mahler at the Covent Garden. Money to send Gustav to the Royal College of Music under regular admission.Īt the College, Holst studied composition with Charles Stanford. Adolph was sufficiently impressed to borrow Although the music wasĬould not escape the influence of Sullivan, the performance was a great success Operetta, called Lansdown Castle, which was producedĪt the Cheltenham Corn Exchange the following year. Inspired by the music of Arthur Sullivan, in 1892 Holst composed a two-act Tradition in England would remain important throughout the rest of Holst's His understanding of the workings of a choir. These early experiences helped the young composer grow in Soon afterwards heĪlso became organist and choirmaster of the choral society atīourton-on-the-Water. GUSTAV COMPOSER PROFESSIONALHolst obtained his first professional engagement in 1893, where he served asĪn organist at Wick Rissington, a small Cotswold village. Scholarships to the Royal College of Music and various other colleges in He grew older, Gustav tried his hand at composition, but failed to gain That made his long hours of practice a severe strain. Young Gustav a good pianist, but even in his youth Holst was troubled with Gustav was sent to Cheltenham Grammar School. In 1885, Adolph married another one of his students, Mary Thorley Stone, and In his youth, Gustav hated practicing the violin, but enjoyed the piano, which he had began to practice as soon as his fingers could reach the keyboard. His chest was also weak, and again no one bothered much with his asthma. His eyes were weak, but no one realized that he had to wear spectacles. Gustav was an oversensitive and somewhat miserable child. Unfortunately she, too, was distracted by the piano. She died soon after the birth of her second child, when Gustav wasĪdolph's sister, Nina, was brought in to look after the children, but Clara was sweet, gentle and unassuming but she was not She was soon married to an IrishmanĪnd moved to Ireland. Clara's great - great grandmother wasįrom Spain, where she had been an actress. SoonĪfterwards, the family emigrated to England. One of his ancestors served as a courtĬomposer in Russia until he fell out of favor and exiled to Germany. Of two children to Adolph and Clara von Holst.Īdolph was an accomplished pianist who taught piano and practiced many hoursĭuring the day, much to the neglect of his wife, Clara, and their two children.Īdolph's family was of Swedish origin. Gustav Holst was born on 21 September 1874 in Cheltenham, England, the first
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