First Suite in E-flat for Military Band
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First Suite in E-flat for Military Band is a landmark early 20th-century wind band composition by Gustav Holst, renowned for helping establish the concert band as a serious artistic ensemble.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert band work
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wind band composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Suite in E-flat, Op. 28 No. 1
NERFINISHED
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Holst First Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1909–1911 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 28, No. 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Holst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1909 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Military bands of the British Army ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
frequently studied in wind band literature courses
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standard repertoire for school and university wind ensembles ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Suite in F for Military Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | wind band music ⓘ |
| hasForm |
suite
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theme and variations (Chaconne movement) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered one of the first major original works for modern wind band
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helped establish the concert band as a serious artistic ensemble ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the symphonic band repertoire
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later wind band composers ⓘ |
| inMusicCanon | core work of the wind band canon ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
Chaconne
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Intermezzo NERFINISHED ⓘ March ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cyclical thematic structure across movements
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originally conceived specifically for wind band rather than as an arrangement ⓘ use of a three-note motif as unifying material ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Dan Godfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Band of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Second Suite in F for Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
concert band
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military band ⓘ |
| style |
English band music
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late Romantic with modal influences ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | E-flat ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 10 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble |
military band
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symphonic band ⓘ |
| workSeries | Holst military band suites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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