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Holst for Band: A Repertoire List

3 September 20193 September 2019| Craig DabelsteinCraig Dabelstein| 0 Comment | 6:00 am
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The music of Gustav Holst has always been a favourite amongst band conductors. Now there are a great more works by Holst available for band, at all levels of difficulty. A special mention goes to the arrangements of the First and Second Suites at the easier levels, so all students can now experience these masterpieces for wind band.

Non-Exhaustive
The following list is by no means exhaustive. New arrangements are being written all the time and there are smaller, boutique publishers popping up around the world. It is very difficult to keep up with every new arrangement on the market.
Subjective
Any discussion of repertoire is always going to be subjective. What appeals to one won’t necessarily appeal to another.
Curated
All the lists of repertoire I recommend are curated. There are no pop songs, show tunes or film scores. There are also (generally) no medleys, even if they are of works by Beethoven or Bach. Although the arranger’s intention is to present more than one work to the students as an educational aim, medleys fail the composer by changing the impression his work was supposed to have, often turning three aesthetic compositions into an entertainment spectacle (medleys also often have stupid titles.) Any arrangement that changes the style intended by the composer is also left out. Arrangements that have the words ‘Rock’ or ‘Boogie’ in the title should be burned.

Tips for conductors

There are plenty of YouTube videos available of good conductors doing the First and Second Suites, such as this one of H. Robert Reynolds conducting the Baylor University Wind Ensemble.

This video of Leonard Bernstein, from his Young People’s Concerts, has many ideas for discussing The Planets with students.

Riccardo Muti

Eugene Ormandy

Standard Repertoire

Level 1

Title

Arranger

Publisher

Duration
Jupiter from the Planets arr. Robert W. Smith & Michael Story Alfred/Belwin 2:07
March from First Suite for Military Band arr. Story Alfred/Belwin 1:51
Jupiter (from The Planets) arr. Aric Branchfield Ludwig-Masters Publications 2:51
Chorale from Jupiter arr. Murtha Hal Leonard 1:50
In the Bleak Midwinter arr. Susan L. Smith & Robert W. Smith RWS Music Company 2:54
Personent Hodie Traditional arr. Gustav Holst & Michael Brand G & M Brand International Music

Level 2

Title

Arranger

Publisher

Duration

Recording
Hampshire March arr. Douglas E. Wagner Alfred/Belwin 2:07
In the Bleak Midwinter arr. Bullock Alfred 2:48
Song Without Words arr. Story Alfred 2:25
Mars arr. Vinson Hal Leonard 2:13
The Song of the Blacksmith (Second Suite in F, 3rd movt) arr. Loest FJH Music Company Inc 1:27
Jupiter (From The Planets) arr. Mark Williams Alfred 2:15
Fantasia on the Dargason arr. Story Alfred 2:55
The Planets (Themes from) arr. Wagner Alfred/Belwin 3:50
Chorale from Jupiter arr. Curnow Hal Leonard
Marching Song arr. Moss Hal Leonard 3:43
In the Bleak Midwinter arr. Sparke Dehaske
Jupiter (from The Planets) arr. Feldstein & Clark Playintime Publishing 1:47
In the Bleak Midwinter Harbinson Alfred 2:22
In the Bleak Midwinter arr. James Curnow Curnow Music Press 3:05
Moorside March (Themes) Curnow Hal Leonard

Level 3

Title

Arranger

Publisher

Duration

Recording
Three Folk Tunes arr. Wagner Alfred/Belwin 2:54
In the Bleak Midwinter arr. Smith Alfred 4:12
First Suite in E-Flat Themes (Themes) arr. Sweeney Hal Leonard 4:59
Mars (from The Planets, Flex Band) arr. Vinson Hal Leonard
Illumination arr. Gene Milford Daehn Publications 4:16
Suite from the Planets arr. Custer Hal Leonard
Intermezzo from First Suite in E-flat (Build-a-Band) arr. Scott Stanton CL Barnhouse 3:01
March from Suite in Eb (Third movt – Build-A-Band) arr. Scott Stanton CL Barnhouse 3:06
Mars arr. Michael Story Alfred 3:16
Mars (from The Planets) arr. Bocook Hal Leonard 3:21
First Suite in E-Flat (Young Edition) arr. Robert Longfield Boosey & Hawkes 10:39
Songs from the Second Suite (Build-A-Band) arr. Stanton CL Barnhouse 3:41
Morris Dance Tunes arr. Wagner Alfred/Belwin 2:45
Two Songs Without Words arr. Frank Erickson Mary Erickson
Three Folk Tunes arr. Curnow Hal Leonard
Christmas Day arr. Douglas McLain Baton Music
Songs of the West arr. Curnow Hal Leonard
Moorside March arr. Curnow Hal Leonard
Mars arr. Balent Carl Fischer
March from a Moorside Suite arr. G Brand C Alan/McClaren Productions
Jupiter-Themes arr. Andrew Balent Carl Fischer
I Vow to Thee My Country arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams G. Schirmer

Level 4

Title

Arranger

Publisher

Duration

Recording
Mars (from The Planets) arr. Owens FJH Music 4:55
Jupiter (from The Planets) arr. Owens FJH Music 3:02
Jupiter (from The Planets) arr. Curnow Hal Leonard
Fantasia on the Dargason (Build-A-Band) arr. Scott Stanton CL Barnhouse 2:27
March from Second Suite (Build-A-Band) arr. Scott Stanton CL Barnhouse 2:57
Chaconne (Build-A-Band) arr. Scott Stanton CL Barnhouse 4:19
Hymns from the Rig Veda arr. Jon Mitchell Boosey & Hawkes
Marching Song arr. Timothy Reynish Novello 3:30
Second Suite in F adapt. Robert Longfield Boosey & Hawkes 4:45
Old Brenton Carol arr. Smith Alfred 1:56
Christmas Day arr. Larry Daehn Daehn Publications 5:50
Christmas Day arr. John Winkelman John Winkelman
Christmas Day arr. Rhoads Heritage Music Press
Christmas Day arr. van Beringen Dehaske
Christmas Day arr. Myers Lake State Publications
Uranus arr. Curnow Hal Leonard
Jig from Saint Pauls Suite arr. G Brand G & M Brand
I Love My Love arr. K Singleton Grand Mesa Music 5:17
Somerset Rhapsody arr. Clare Grundman Boosey & Hawkes
Moorside March arr. Ayatey Shabazz Devmusic Company

Level 5

Title

Arranger

Publisher

Duration

Recording
First Suite in E-Flat for Military Band, op. 28, no. 1 ed. Colin Matthews Boosey & Hawkes 10:42
First Suite in E-Flat for Military Band, op. 28, no. 1 ed. Frederick Fennell Ludwig-Masters Publications 9:19
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28, no. 2 ed. Colin Matthews Boosey & Hawkes 12:12
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28, no. 2 ed. Frederick Fennell Ludwig-Masters Publications 11:31
Moorside Suite arr. Denis Wright G & M Brand 15:40
Brook Green Suite trans. James Curnow G. Schirmer 6:53
Moorside March (from A Moorside Suite) trans. Gordon Jacob Boosey & Hawkes 4:29
Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, op. 52, H. 178 Boosey & Hawkes 14:30
Mars the Bringer of War (from The Planets) trans. Clark McAlister, ed. Alfred Reed Masters Music 8:00
Jupiter the Bringer of Jollity (from The Planets) trans. Clark McAlister, ed. Alfred Reed Masters Music 8:00
Hymn to the Waters (from Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda) arr. Smith Alfred
Mars The Bringer of War (from The Planets) arr. Chuck Sayre G. Schirmer
Japanese Suite arr. John Boyd Ludwig-Masters Publications
Fugal Concerto, op. 40, no. 2 arr. Geoffrey Brand G & M Brand 8:05
Dances from The Morning of the Year arr. Brand G & M Brand
Three Folk Tunes Hal Leonard

Level 6

Title

Arranger

Publisher

Duration

Recording
First Suite in E-Flat for Military Band, op. 28, no. 1 ed. John Neumann J. Neumann & Co. 10:44
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28, no. 2 ed. John Neumann J. Neumann & Co. 11:29
Jupiter (from The Planets) arr. Unknown Boosey & Hawkes
Mars (from The Planets) arr. Unknown Boosey & Hawkes
Fugue a La Gigue JS Bach arr. G Holst, ed. Mitchell Boosey & Hawkes 2:56
Dance of the Spirits of Fire arr. Harpham Novello

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