Composition: Choral Symphony (Holst, Gustav)

Title Choral Symphony
Alternative title First Choral Symphony
Creators Gustav Holst (composer) and John Keats (librettist)
Opus H.155
Instrumentation soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 6
Keys
Composed 1923
First published 1925
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Average duration (sec) 3120
Number of measures
Composition types Symphonies
Language English
Period Early 20th century
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Metronome Key Measures
Prelude: Invocation to Pan
Song and Bacchanal
Ode on a Grecian Urn
Scherzo: Fancy
Folly's Song
Finale

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Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Novello 1926 Complete Score · view
view Ode on a Grecian Urn (No.3) Justus Rozemond 2017 Complete Score · view
view Ode on a Grecian Urn (No.3) parts Justus Rozemond 2017 Flute 1 · view
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