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 ⓘ
Second Suite in F ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 28 No. 2 ⓘ
composer Gustav Holst ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
March: Morris Dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks ⓘ
Song Without Words: I’ll Love My Love ⓘ
Song of the Blacksmith ⓘ
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. ⓘ
linked to: Boosey & Hawkes
relatedWork First Suite in E-flat for Military Band ⓘ
scoredFor military band ⓘ
wind band ⓘ
structureFeature cyclical use of folk material ⓘ
style English folk song setting ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 12 minutes ⓘ
usesFolkTune Claudy Banks ⓘ
I’ll Love My Love ⓘ
Song of the Blacksmith ⓘ
Swansea Town ⓘ
linked to: Swansea City A.F.C.
usesFolkTune Dargason ⓘ
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 ⓘ
First Suite in E-flat for Military Band → followedBy → Second Suite in F for Military Band ⓘ
First Suite in E-flat for Military Band → relatedWork → Second Suite in F for Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Second Suite in F for Military Band