Holst, The planets / Richard Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Richard, author.

Series:

Cambridge music handbooks.

Cambridge music handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934. Planets.

Holst, Gustav.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 99 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Planets.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first comprehensive guide to Holst's popular orchestral suite The Planets. It considers the music in detail and places the work in its historical context, describing the circumstances of its composition and its meteoric rise to popular acclaim. Starting with Holst's particular interest in astrology, Professor Greene explores the plotting of the work's central melodic and harmonic gestures to reveal a profound statement of human character and Holst's own psychological journey toward the mystic state. Using parallels in the verbal arts Greene weaves a fascinating tale of musical communication. An understanding of The Planets is crucial to a full appreciation of Holst's profound late works, and Greene's systematic appraisal provides the first revealing light in this direction.

Contents:

Holst and the two Londons

Genesis

Reception

The character plots (1): Mars to Mercury

The character plots (2): Jupiter to Neptune

On becoming The Planets: the overall design.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781139085571

1139085573

9780511620171

0511620179

Publisher Number:

2027/heb07609 hdl