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Connecting Compositions of Gustav Holst: Folk Songs and The Planets
Presenter(s)
Rachel Dalrymple
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Description
Gustav Holst, a British composer from the early 1900’s, is most well-known for writing “The Planets,” an orchestral suite with movements for each of the planets and their corresponding astrological personalities. A significant portion of Holst’s lesser-known compositions were based on British folk songs. In my thesis, I am exploring the connections between Holst’s folk song-based pieces and “The Planets” in terms of the compositional devices of meter, tonality, orchestration, and melody. These compositional devices are threads that connect both types of pieces together and define Holst’s characteristic style.
Publication Date
4-19-2023
Project Designation
Honors Thesis
Primary Advisor
Patrick Reynolds
Primary Advisor's Department
Music
Keywords
Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences
Institutional Learning Goals
Scholarship
Recommended Citation
"Connecting Compositions of Gustav Holst: Folk Songs and The Planets" (2023). Stander Symposium Projects. 2810.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/2810
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Comments
Presentation: 3:20-3:40 p.m., Kennedy Union 310