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First Choral Symphony (H. 155)

by Gustav Holst


Orchestration
3333-4331-timp+2-hp-2pf-str-chorus(SATB)-soloist(S)
Duration
48 minutes
Year Composed
1924

Notes

Movements:

  1. Prelude. Invocation to Pan
  2. Song and Bacchanal
  3. Whence came ye, merry Damsels, whence came ye?
  4. Within his car, aloft, young Bacchus stood
  5. Whence came ye, jolly Satyrs, whence came ye?
  6. Onward the tiger
  7. Bacchus, young Bacchus!
  8. Ode on a Grecian Urn
  9. Ever let the Fancy roam
  10. Folly's Song
  11. Spirit here that reignest!
  12. God of the golden bow
  13. Then, though thy Temple wide, melodious swells
  14. ’Tis awful silence then again
  15. Next thy Tasso's ardent numbers
  16. But when Thou joinest with the Nine
  17. Spirit here that reignest!

Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Instruments
Flute 1
C Flute
Flute 2
C Flute
Flute 3
C Flute
Oboe 1
Oboe
Oboe 2
Oboe
Oboe 3
Oboe
Clarinet 1
Clarinet
Clarinet 2
Clarinet
Clarinet 3
Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon
Bassoon 2
Bassoon
Bassoon 3
Bassoon
Horn 1
Horn
Horn 2
Horn
Horn 3
Horn
Horn 4
Horn
Trumpet 1
Trumpet
Trumpet 2
Trumpet
Trumpet 3
Trumpet
Trombone 1
Trombone
Trombone 2
Trombone
Trombone 3
Trombone
Tuba
Tuba
Harp
Harp
Piano 1
Piano
Piano 2
Piano
Timpani
Timpani
Percussion 1
Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, and Bells
Percussion 2
Sleigh Bells, Tambourine, Glockenspiel, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, and Xylophone
Violin 1
Violin Section
Violin 2
Violin Section
Viola
Viola Section
Cello
Cello Section
Double Bass
Bass Section
Solo: Soprano
Soprano (Voice)
Chorus: Soprano
Soprano (Voice)
Chorus: Alto
Alto (Voice)
Chorus: Tenor
Tenor (Voice)
Chorus: Bass
Bass (Voice)


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