I love my love is a cornish folk song that tells a dramatic love story through the text, with each of the stanzas ending with the refrain i love my love because i know my love loves me. In 1921 the composer gustav holst was asked to set the poem i vow to thee, my country to music. The story is about a woman whose lover is sent off to sea by his parents in attempt to ruin the relationship. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Burns, conductor recorded at all saints cathedral edmonton, alberta, canada january 30. Tenor chris huggon returns to introduce st martins voices singing i love my love, arranged by gustav holst. I love my love volkslieder folksongs, set by gustav. Score,set of parts sheet music by gustav holst 18741934. In his use of authentic englsh folksongs, gnostic texts and vedic hymns, one can discern holst s search for a compositional voice beyond the constraints of the european canon in the early 1900s. His two suites for military band are now staples in todays wind ensemble repertoire. The second suite, written in 1911 and first published in 1922, dedicated to james causley windram, is longer and considered more difficult to play than its sister suite. I love my love be cause i know, be cause i 41 i love my love be cause i know, be cause i dai sies, ill mix the eglan tine. About song without words i ll love my love from second suite in f artist.
The setting of a traditional cornish folksong for mixed voices by gustav holst. If i had to select one of the pieces, it would be i love my love. His father was a pianist and his mother who died when he was 8 was a singer. Music notes for octavo sheet music by gustav holst 18741934. It is different, like an extension of the familiar band version. Holst song without words ill love my love from second. Song without words ill love my love, because they have similar tempos, adjacent camelot values, and complementary styles. The music was extended slightly to fit the final two lines of the first verse. We have little information about traditional i love my love arr gustav holst satb shopping.
She becomes so distraught that she is sent to a mental hospital, when her lover finds out he. I love my love because i know my love loves me oh cruel were his parents who sent my love to sea and cruel was the ship that bore my love from me. I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love. There are many more pieces like this one available on the app. The love that asks no question, the love that stands. Gustav theodore holst was an english composer, arranger and teacher. Gustav holst i vow to thee, my country lyrics genius. And ill present it to my love when he re turns from s. Gustav holst, north texas wind symphony, eugene migliaro. See new and popular gustav holst songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. To see more information and buy traditional i love my love arr gustav holst satb, just click button below. Choral contest 2012, basque country, spain apollo5 from london, united kingdom i love my love, traditional, arr. But his most outstanding achievement was this have i done for my true love also dedicated to noel, an evocation of the medieval notion of dancing and religious worship being closely intertwined. Gustav holst i love my love cambridge singers youtube.
Holst places the fourth folk song, i ll love my love in stark contrast to the first movement. Best known for his orchestral suite the planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. I love my love arranged by gustav holst the fleet street choir conducted by t. Gustav holst i love my love university of alberta recital choir mmus choral conducting recital j. High school band arrangement of holst s song without words combined with his other arrangement, i love my love. May 01, 2016 ill love my love tells of a grieving widow whose lover was lost at sea.
Tuesday morning ralph vaughan williams from hugh the drover. Gustav holst was one of the most renowned english composers of the 20th century. The performance by the holst singers is perfect the singers are so totally in touch with the text and music that i cannot think of anything they. Written in 1911 for military band, this piece makes use of no less that seven traditional english folk melodies. Holst song without words ill love my love from second suite in f. Gustav holst composed his second suite for military band, op.
Traditional i love my love arr gustav holst satb online. I love my love gustav holst for mixed choir satb a cappella piano part for rehearsals only curwen reference. Being overworked at the time, he was delighted to find that the words largely fitted the maestoso tune from the jupiter movement of his orchestral suite the planets. Holst, gustav song without words ill love my love from second suite in f sheet music for euphonium. Geoffrey edwards alfred publishing belwin division.
Although performed less frequently than the first suite in e. Innovative textures and intriguing harmonies in the dorian mode keep this centuryold classic fr. Holst also wrote a choral version of the song of the blacksmith. A cappella one of the numerous folksong arrangements by holst for unaccompanied mixed choir, i love my love takes the traditional cornish melody through all the voices. For i love my love be cause i know my love loves 47 animato know my love loves me. September 21, 1874, cheltenham, united kingdom died. One of the numerous folksong arrangements by holst for unaccompa. Based on the cornish folk song ill love my love, this movement lulls and swells its way through the key of fminor in order to portray the turbulent emotions of lost love. Song without words ill love my love from second suite in f. Curriculum design process for the wind band class and ensemble 1 i love my love gustav holst, transcribed by kenneth singleton this is one of the great and recognizable melodies from holts second suite in f. Composed in april 2005, love letters is a perfect example of herbolsheimers luscious lyricism and consummate craftsmanship. Holst, gustav gustav holst 21 september 1874 25 may 1934. Tapspace artist john herndon has done a fantastic job of adapting the second movement of holst s second suite in f for percussion ensemble and piano.
Innovative textures and intriguing harmonies in the dorian mode keep this centuryold classic fresh. This influence reached him and me from the same source when he was in his late teens. The crystal spring arranged by cecil sharp i will give my love an apple arranged by ralph vaughan williams girls from a school in north midlands aged 11 15. Cbda 2016 allstate high school symphonic band performed i love my love by g. The melody of this piece is so lyrical, with a strongly modal character, that many people thought that holst had used a genuine english folksong, but. Gustav holst band classics gustav holst band classics featuring. Jun 27, 2011 holst largely repeated this movement in his st. High school band arrangement of holsts song without words combined with his other arrangement, i love my love. We hope you will get complete information about the traditional i love my love arr gustav holst satb lowest price before deciding to buy it. The solo is then repeated by trumpet, forming an arc of intensity. Below is a sortable list of compositions by gustav holst. With roses, lilies, daisies, ill mix the eglantine. Love letters far from home is sponsored in part by. The following tracks will sound good when mixed with gustav holst, north texas wind symphony, eugene migliaro corporon second suite in f major, op.
Based on the cornish folk song ill love my love, this movement lulls and. May 23, 20 european grand prix association for choral singing 44th tolosa choral contest 2012, basque country, spain apollo5 from london, united kingdom i love my love, traditional, arr. Hammersmith, op holst, gustav imslppetrucci music library. Tatar lovesongs in the fourline poetic form of a rubai the plural is rubaiyat.
A look at classic literature second suite in f for military. As holst arranged i love my love for unaccompanied mixed choir, he had recently completed the behemoth orchestral suite the. Second suite in f fantasia on dargason by gustav holst. Cornish folksong, arranged by gustav holst 18741934. A musical lineage british consulategeneral istanbul pera house ball room december 14, 20. View the wikipedia article on gustav holst list of choral works. In these challenging times, when sadly we cant join together at st martins to. As it does in all his band music, holst s experience as a trombonist shows through in the suite no. This is, by far, my favorite recording of a number of them. Herndon has orchestrated this movement brilliantly, capturing the essence of holsts original piece, with the percussion now taking center stage. All parts 2 mixed chorus alternative 4 pages mixed chorus. Intermezzo first suite in eflat, song without words. Chelteham, gloucestershire, england, september 21, 1874, d. Dans 1 minute, retrouvez votre partition pdf i love my love pour ch.
In 1916 he published six choral folk songs, of which cornish folk tune i love my love is the fifth number. From my band days back in high school, we played a lot of music from gustav holst. Yet i love his parents since theyre his although theyve ruined me. There is also a choral version of song without words, titled i love my love. Imogen holst, a thematic catalogue of gustav holsts music. The simple melody is shaped beautifully, the solo clarinet sitting on a bed of oboe and horns. I love my love by gustav holst 18741934 digital sheet music. Best buy traditional i love my love arr gustav holst satb. Having studied at cheltenham grammar school, he soon obtained a professional position as an organist, and later as choirmaster. I love my love by gustav holst 18741934 digital sheet. Second suite in f by gustav holst wind band literature. At the request of the publisher curwen, holst made a version as a unison song with orchestra curwen also published sir hubert parrys unison song with orchestra, jerusalem.
London, england, may 25, 1934 was a renowned british composer and musician. European grand prix association for choral singing 44th tolosa choral contest 2012, basque country, spain apollo5 from london, united kingdom i love my love, traditional, arr. The poems are united by the mention of colors and by the composers natural lyricism and craftsmanship. The movement begins with a chord from french horns and moves into a solo of clarinet with oboe over a flowing accompaniment in f dorian. But oh my love, my gentle love, i never can understand the hidden meaning of these thing. About song without words ill love my love from second suite in f artist. The flutes take over on top of a running quaver motif, the epitome of english pastoral writing. Gustav holst 1874 1934 gustav holst was born in cheltenham, england on the 21st september 1874. Curriculum design process for the wind band class and. Holst, cornish folksong coristanbul chamber choir dir arda ardases agosyan lectureconcert. Art of sound music i love my love dbp9008 a beautiful and very playable arrangement of a classic folk song, from 6 choral folksongs, op. May 08, 2020 a whole new world amelie black parade bts cant help falling in love cant help falling in. It is a fourmovement work, in the key of f major and, although performed less frequently than the first suite in eflat, it is a staple of the band repertoire and usually considered more technically demanding that its sister suite. Gustav holst sheet music free download in pdf or midi on.
This melody was also used in the second suite for military band, op. Song without words second movement by gustav holst. The following 1 pages are in this category, out of 1 total. Ill love my love second suite in f, and march a moorside suite gustav holst arr. Holst astrology and modernism in the planets tempo. In 1921, gustav holst adapted the music from a section of jupiter from his suite the planets to create a setting for the poem.
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