A Dirge for 2 Veterans, H.121 (Holst, Gustav)

Title A Dirge for Two Veterans
Creators Gustav Holst, composer
Walt Whitman, librettist
Opus H.121
Instrumentation male chorus, 3 cornets, 2 tubas and 2 percussions
male chorus, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba and 2 percussions
male chorus, 3 cornets, 2 cellos and 2 percussions
male chorus, 3 cornets, 2 double basses and 2 percussions
male chorus, 3 cornets, cello, double bass and 2 percussions
Number of movements 1
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Composed 1914
First published 1914
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Average duration (sec) 420
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Composition types Dirges
Language English
Period Early 20th century
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