Connecting Compositions of Gustav Holst: Folk Songs and The Planets

Authors

Presenter(s)

Rachel Dalrymple

Comments

Presentation: 3:20-3:40 p.m., Kennedy Union 310

Files

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