What is certain, though, is that it was taken up by wind bands as soon as it was published in 1922 and is widely considered to be the first masterpiece written for a combination that has largely been ignored by ‘serious’ composers. It seems that it may have been intended for the band of the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall, Twickenham, but even that cannot be verified. He wrote this suite for military (ie: wind) band in 1909, but it is not known why he did so or for certain whether it was even played before 1920. But he spent most of his life as music master at St Paul’s School for girls, in Hammersmith, and as an unpaid lecturer at Morley College, London. The family had produced a long line of professional musicians, and Holst himself became a trombonist with the Carl Rosa Opera and the Scottish Orchestra. His great-great grandfather was of German, Russian, Swedish and Latvian origin, who emigrated to England in 1802. Gustavus Theodore von Holst was born in Cheltenham (he altered his name during the First World War). 28/1 (Version for military band & version for small orchestra, arranged by Phillip Brookes) Holst, Gustav / Brookes, Phillip – Suite No.
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