Second Suite in F

From Wind Repertory Project

Gustav Holst (edited by Colin Matthews)

Contents 1 General Info 2 Instrumentation 3 Errata 4 Program Notes 5 Commercial Discography 6 State Ratings 7 Recent Performances 8 Additional Works for Winds by this Composer 9 Additional Resources

General Info

Year: 1911 / 1984
Duration: c. 10:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
Cost: Score and Part - $95.00   |   Score Only - $15.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet (Solo)
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet (ad lib)
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
(ad lib)
Bass Saxophone
(ad lib)
Cornet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III (second part optional)
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Timpani (optional)
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Anvil
• Bass Drum
• Cymbals
• Side Drum
• Tambourine
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: Dallas Wind Symphony (Howard Dunn, conductor).

• Audio CD: London Wind Orchestra (Dennis Wick, conductor).

• Audio CD: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra (Timothy Reynish, conductor).

• Audio CD: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (Fredrick Fennell, conductor).

• Audio CD: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporon, conductor).

State Ratings

• Arkansas:
  • Grade III: Movement 1 or 2
  • Grade IV: Any two movements
  • Grade V: Complete Suite
• Florida: V --- (The Florida Bandmasters Association denotes this as "significant literature.")
• Iowa: IV
• South Carolina: VI
• Texas:
  • Grade III: Movement 1, 2, or 4
  • Grade IV: Three movements
  • Grade V: Complete Suite
• Virginia:
  • Grade V: Two movements
  • Grade VI: Complete Suite

Recent Performances

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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo (1930)
• First Suite in E-flat (1909)

Additional Resources

• Blocker, L., Cramer, R., Corporon, E. ,Lautzenheiser, T., Lisk, E., & Miles, R. (1996). Teaching music through performance in band (Volume One). Chicago, IL: Gia Publications.
• Holst, Imogen. (1938). Gustav Holst: A Biography. London: Oxford University Press.

• Gustav Holst - Official Website