What happened to Gustav Holst? Parents, Relationship, Height

Known for movies

Short Info

Died	May 25, 1934, London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Emily Isobel Harrison
Fact	Brother of Ernest Cossart and uncle of Valerie Cossart.

Gustav Holst was born on September 21, 1874, in Cheltenham, England. His father, Adolf von Holst, was a piano teacher and his mother, Clara Cox, was a singer. Gustav had two younger brothers, Adolf and Emil. Gustav’s father died when he was eight years old, and his mother remarried when he was twelve. Gustav’s stepfather, Richard Moritz, was a violinist and conductor. Gustav was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School and then at the Royal College of Music in London.

Gustav’s first professional job was as a trombone player in the West London Orchestral Society. He also played the violin and piano. In 1900, Gustav married Isobel Harrison. The couple had two daughters, Imogen and Ursula.

Gustav’s compositional career began in earnest in 1901 with the composition of his “Fantastic Dance” for piano. This was followed by a number of other works for piano, orchestra, and voice. Gustav’s most famous work is “The Planets”, a suite for orchestra and voice which was composed between 1914 and 1916. “The Planets” is considered to be one of the most important works of the 20th century.

Gustav Holst died on May 25, 1934, in London. He was 59 years old.

General Info

Full Name	Gustav Holst
Died	May 25, 1934, London, United Kingdom
Profession	Composer, Music Educator, The Planets, First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, In the Bleak Midwinter
Education	Royal College of Music, Pate's Grammar School, University College London, The Planets, First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, In the Bleak Midwinter
Nationality	English

Family

Spouse	Emily Isobel Harrison
Children	Imogen Holst
Parents	Adolph von Holst, Clara von Holst, The Planets, First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, In the Bleak Midwinter
Siblings	Ernest Cossart, Nina Holst, The Planets, First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, In the Bleak Midwinter

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0392304

Facts

#	Fact
1	Around 1931, Holst was asked to compose music for a film. He attended a conference about the film, which was to be called The Bells (1931), based on a book by J.R. Ware, titled 'The Polish Jew'. The directors wanted Holst to finish the composition within a month so that recording could start. The music was to contain, "a storm prelude, a wedding feast and some dance music", and was to be written for small orchestra. When he was done composing, the recording sessions soon took place. Holst was very disappointed when the directors asked him to make changes in the scores. He became even more upset when he viewed a private screening of the movie and could not hear anything that was recognizable in his music, the recording and speakers both being so poor. The film was scheduled to be released in 1931, but in the end it was sold off to an American company to be premiered in the USA. Mysteriously enough, it was never released and neither the company nor film can found. The scores which Holst composed have also disappeared, and biographer Michael Short writes of Holst, "the only person who could remember them was an official of Associated Sound Films, who remembered a two track sequence in which a brass band and a pipe band, playing their own tunes, marched from different directions and came together.".
2	Known for his orchestral suite, 'The Planets'.
3	Brother of Ernest Cossart and uncle of Valerie Cossart.

Movies

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
The Grand Tour	2016	TV Series writer - 1 episode
How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change	2016	Documentary writer: "The Planets, Op.32, Mars, the Bringer of War"
Mozart in the Jungle	2015	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Home & Family	2013	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Mop King	2013	writer: "The Planets Suite" - as Gustav Theodore Holst
Play On!	2013	TV Series writer - 1 episode
How I Met Your Mother	2013	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Music High	2012	writer: "March from Second Suite in F"
Jagten	2012	music: "In the Bleak Midwinter" - as Holst
Upstairs Downstairs	2012	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Metal Evolution	2011	TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Keyhole	2011	writer: "The Planet, Opus 32: Neptune"
The Tree of Life	2011	writer: "Hymn to Dionysus"
Ponto da poesia	2011	Video writer: "Mars - Bringer of War"
Dexter		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010
BBC Proms	2010	TV Series writer - 1 episode
The World Within	2010	Documentary writer: "Mars, the Bringer of War"
Sherlock	2010	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Inspector Lewis	2010	TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Planets: An HD Odyssey	2010	Video writer: "The Planets"
Invictus	2009	music: "World in Union '95" 1995, "World In Union '95" 1995 / writer: "World in Union '95" 1995, "World In Union '95" 1995
Capitalism: A Love Story	2009	Documentary writer: "Mars"
Knowing	2009	writer: "The Planets: Op. 43: IV Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity"
Doctor Who at the Proms	2009	TV Movie writer: "Jupiter" from The Planets.
De l'autre côté du lit	2008	writer: "The Planets - Op.32 - Suite for large Orchestra"
New York, I Love You	2008	writer: "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" 1916
O Meu Alien	2008	Short writer: "Venus, The Bringer Of Peace"
Sarah Brightman: Symphony in Vienna	2008	TV Movie "Running"
The Choir: Boys Don't Sing	2008	TV Mini-Series music - 1 episode
A Christmas Celebration: Live from Dublin	2007	Video music: "In the Bleak Midwinter"
Amazing Grace	2007/I	Video music: "I Vow To Thee, My Country"
Niji no megami	2006	writer: "The Planets, Op.32: Jupiter", "The Planets, Op.32: Venus", "The Planets, Op.32: Neptune"
Breakdown	2006/I	Short "The Planets, Opus 32"
Methods in Good Breeding	2006	Short "The Planets - Mars, The Bringer Of War"
Luis, Él y Luci	2006	Short writer: "The Planets: VII. Neptune - The Mystic"
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	2005	performer: "The Planets Opus 32:2. Venus, The Bringer of Peace" / writer: "The Planets Opus 32:2. Venus, The Bringer of Peace"
McLibel	2005	Documentary writer: "The Planets Suite"
Mr 3000	2004	writer: "Jupiter"
Mona Lisa Smile	2003	writer: "For the Splendor of Creation"
Drakengard	2003	Video Game writer: "The Planets"
New Guy	2003	music: "Venus, The Bringer of Peace", "Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age", "Neptune, The Mystic"
The Heart of Me	2002	music: "In the Bleak Midwinter" 1906 - as Holst
EV Nova	2002	Video Game writer: "Mars: The Bringer of War"
The Yards	2000	writer: "Saturn"
The Woman Chaser	1999	writer: "The Planets: First Movement, Mars the Bringer of War"
Cider with Rosie	1998	TV Movie music: "In the Bleak Midwinter" 1906 - uncredited
Paradise Road	1997	writer: "Jupiter"
Merry Christmas from Vienna	1996	TV Special music: "In the Bleak Midwinter"
The Way to Dusty Death	1996	TV Movie "The Planet Suite" / music: "I Vow To Thee My Country"
A Midwinter's Tale	1995	writer: "In The Bleak Midwinter"
David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic	1994	TV Special documentary writer: "Mars, the Bringer of War", "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age"
Only Fools and Horses....	1993	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Chasing the Wind	1991	Video documentary short writer: "Mars, the Bringer of War"
Paper Mask	1990	music: "I Vow To Thee My Country" - uncredited
How to Get Ahead in Advertising	1989	writer: "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity from the Planets Op. 32"
The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter	1989	TV Special writer: "Venus, the Bringer of Peace", "Mars, the Bringer of War", "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age"
Resurrected	1989	music: "I Vow to Thee My Country" - uncredited
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid	1987	writer: "I Vow to Thee My Country"
Zeppelin - Das fliegende Schiff	1987	Video documentary writer: "Mars, the Bringer of War" - uncredited
Another Country	1984	music: "I Vow to Thee, My Country"
The Planets	1983	TV Movie documentary writer: "Mars, Bringer of War", "Venus, Bringer of Peace", "Mercury, the Winged Messenger", "Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity", "Saturn, Bringer of Old Age", "Uranus, the Magician", "Neptune, the Mystic"
The Right Stuff	1983	writer: "Mars, Jupiter, & Neptune"
Ruy, el pequeño Cid	1980	TV Series writer - 26 episodes
Flambards	1979	TV Mini-Series music - 1 episode
Existió otra humanidad	1977	Documentary writer: "The Planets" - as Gustav Theodore Holst
Kuumat kundit	1976	Documentary writer: "Mars the Bringer of War"
The Man Who Fell to Earth	1976	writer: "Excerpts from 'The Planets Suite'"
Space: 1999	1976	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Mondo Trasho	1969	writer: "The Bringer of War"
The Avengers	1967	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Issues and Answers	1960	TV Series "The Blacksmith"
Making Tracks	1956	Short music: "St. Paul's Suite" - uncredited
Quatermass II	1955	TV Mini-Series writer - 6 episodes
The Quatermass Experiment	1953	TV Series music - 6 episodes
A Queen Is Crowned	1953	Documentary music: "I Vow to Thee My Country" - uncredited
Biografía de la locomotora	1948	Short documentary as Gustav Theodore Holst, "Themes from:
The Birth of the Robot	1936	Short music: "Mars" - uncredited

Composer

Title	Year	Status
Luv U	2013	Short
Meditations of a Taxi Driver	2013	Short
Helmut Roar	2013	Short
Mark, the Bringer of War	2012	Short
Keep Watching the Skies!	2011	Short
Kung Fu Idols	2006	Video short
The Planets	2003	TV Movie
Fe Fi Fo Fooey!	1985	Short from "Uranus the Magician"
Fei tou mo nu	1982	from "The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War"
Sir Adrian Boult Conducts a Programme of English Music with London Philharmonic Orchestra	1970	TV Special from "The Perfect Fool"
The Bells	1931

Music Department

Title	Year	Status
Rebel Scum	2016	TV Short background score
La Pucelle	2015	Short stock music
Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter	2011	TV Movie stock music
You Can	2001	Video short stock music
Patrick Stewart Narrates 'The Planets'	1993	Video documentary
Space: 1999	1976	TV Series composer - 1 episode
The Bells	1931	conductor