Holst, Gustav

Holst's restless and inquiring mind was meanwhile shaping his career as a composer. With Vaughan Williams, he went on walking holidays, collecting English and Welsh folk songs and dances. He spent another holiday in Algeria to discover something of Arabic music and culture, and he learned Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, in order to read and translate from the epic Mahabharata and the Rig Veda. All these diverse interests found their way into Holst's music. There are celebrations...