St Paul’s Suite
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St Paul’s Suite is a lively and folk-influenced string orchestra work by English composer Gustav Holst, written for the students of St Paul’s Girls’ School in London.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | string orchestra composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Suite in C for string orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | St Paul’s Girls’ School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Gustav Holst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 29 No. 2 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Holst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1912–1913 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalUse | student and youth orchestras repertoire ⓘ |
| era | early 1910s ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceBy | orchestra of St Paul’s Girls’ School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
English folk-influenced classical music
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classical music ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDuration | about 12 minutes ⓘ |
| hasForm | suite ⓘ |
| hasMovementCharacteristic | Finale combines The Dargason with Greensleeves ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Finale (The Dargason)
NERFINISHED
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Intermezzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Jig ⓘ Ostinato ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | standard repertoire for string orchestra ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English folk music ⓘ |
| intendedPerformers | students of St Paul’s Girls’ School ⓘ |
| inTonalSystem | tonal ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementOrder |
1. Jig
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2. Ostinato ⓘ 3. Intermezzo ⓘ 4. Finale (The Dargason) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being written for a school orchestra
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use of English folk tunes in a string orchestra setting ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | string orchestra with optional wind parts ⓘ |
| partOf | Opus 29 by Gustav Holst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Novello & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revised | 1913 ⓘ |
| scoredFor | string orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
folk-influenced
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lively ⓘ |
| usesMelody |
Greensleeves
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The Dargason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenFor | educational context ⓘ |
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