Second Suite in F for Military Band

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Second Suite in F for Military Band is a celebrated early 20th-century wind band composition by Gustav Holst, known for its use of English folk tunes and rich, colorful scoring.

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instanceOf concert band work
wind band composition
alsoKnownAs Holst Second Suite NERFINISHED
Second Suite in F NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber Op. 28 No. 2
composer Gustav Holst NERFINISHED
compositionDate 1911
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedicatedTo military band repertoire
educationalUse standard work in school and university band literature
follows First Suite in E-flat for Military Band NERFINISHED
genre classical music
military band music
hasInstrumentationFeature colorful woodwind scoring
percussion writing typical of military bands
prominent brass writing
hasMovementType fantasia
march
song without words
influenced 20th-century wind band repertoire
inKeyOfFinalMovement F major with modal inflections
key F major
language instrumental
movement Fantasia on the Dargason NERFINISHED
March: Morris Dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks
Song Without Words: I’ll Love My Love NERFINISHED
Song of the Blacksmith NERFINISHED
notableFor rich and colorful scoring for winds and brass
use of English folk tunes
numberOfMovements 4
performanceContext concert band repertoire
military band concerts
period early 20th century
placeInComposerOutput major work in Holst’s band music
premiereDate 1911
publisher Boosey & Co. NERFINISHED
relatedWork First Suite in E-flat for Military Band NERFINISHED
scoredFor military band
wind band
structureFeature cyclical use of folk material
style English folk song setting
typicalDuration approximately 12 minutes
usesFolkTune Claudy Banks NERFINISHED
I’ll Love My Love NERFINISHED
Song of the Blacksmith NERFINISHED
Swansea Town NERFINISHED
usesFolkTune Dargason NERFINISHED
Morris Dance

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Gustav Holst notableWork Second Suite in F for Military Band
Gustav Holst composed Second Suite in F for Military Band