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Hammersmith (Holst)
1930 wind band composition by Gustav Holst / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, more commonly known as just Hammersmith, Op. 52, is a wind band work composed by English composer Gustav Holst in 1930. Commissioned by the BBC Military Band, the piece is based on Holst's love for the London borough of Hammersmith.[1] The writing is more musically challenging than Holst's other wind band works, and is a wind band essential today.[2] A typical performance runs for 14 minutes.[3]
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Hammersmith | |
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Prelude and Scherzo | |
Wind band work by Gustav Holst | |
![]() St Paul's Girls' School in London, where Holst composed the work | |
Key | F minor |
Opus | 52 |
Year | 1930 |
Period | Early 20th century |
Form | Wind band |
Commissioned by | BBC Military Band |
Dedication | To the author of The Water Gypsies |
Duration | 14 minutes |
Premiere | |
Date | 17 April 1932 |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Conductor | Taylor Branson |
Performers | United States Marine Band |
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