Vocal and Piano
SKU:
HL.14012307
Composed
by Gustav Holst. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 2002. Chester
Music #CH0385001.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14012307).
The
collection of nine
Vedic Hymns (Op.
24) for solo Voice with
Piano accompaniment
marked a turning point in
Holst's
compositions. They were
inspired by Hindu
scripture and Indian
raga, and first published
in1908.
Vac
(Speech) is the seventh
movement, and is the
first of the third group
of hymns, where the theme
shifts into the human
sphere.
Gustav
Holst (1874-1934)
was an English composer
and teacher.Having
studied under Stanford
and Parry, he became a
close friend of Vaughan
Williams - they would
often critique each
other's work - and
influenced composers such
as Tippet and Britten. He
is best remembered for
hisPlanets
suite.
