Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Adagio |
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Composition Year | 1927 |
Genre Categories | Pieces; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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Work Title | Egdon Heath |
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Alternative. Title | Homage to Thomas Hardy |
Composer | Holst, Gustav |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.47 ; H.172 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGH 9 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Adagio |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1927 |
First Publication. | 1928 |
Dedication | Composed for the New York Symphony Orchestra |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | 2 flutes, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, strings |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
Extra Information | Inspired by the description given of this place in Thomas Hardy's "Return of the Native" and by a meeting between Holst and Hardy, which included a trip to the Heath, in 1927. |