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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instanceOf string orchestra composition
alsoKnownAs Suite in C for string orchestra
associatedWithInstitution St Paul’s Girls’ School
associatedWithPerson Gustav Holst
catalogueNumber Op. 29 No. 2
commissionedBy St Paul’s Girls’ School, London
composer Gustav Holst
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dateWritten 1912–1913
dedicatedTo St Paul’s Girls’ School, London
educationalUse student and youth orchestras repertoire
era early 1910s
firstPerformanceBy orchestra of St Paul’s Girls’ School
genre English folk-influenced classical music
classical music
hasApproximateDuration about 12 minutes
hasForm suite
hasMovementCharacteristic Finale combines The Dargason with Greensleeves
hasPart Finale (The Dargason)
Intermezzo
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
2. Ostinato
3. Intermezzo
4. Finale (The Dargason)
notableFor being written for a school orchestra
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
period 20th-century classical music
placeOfComposition London
linked to: London, England
publisher Novello & Co.
revised 1913
scoredFor string orchestra
style folk-influenced
lively
usesMelody Greensleeves
The Dargason
writtenFor educational context

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Gustav Holst notableWork St Paul’s Suite
Gustav Holst composed St Paul’s Suite