Coming Of Christ
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SKU: BT.MUSJC03680

Composed by Gustav Holst. Classical. Choral Score. Composed 2015. Curwen #MUSJC03680. Published by Curwen (BT.MUSJC03680).

English.

The Coming Of Christ was a Mystery Play written by John Masefield in 1927 at the request of the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, based on the Christmas story. Holst's incidental music was composed at the sametime,and published separately in 1928.

Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was an English composer and teacher. Having studied under Stanford and Parry, he became a close friend of Vaughan Williams they would oftencritique eachother's work and influenced composers such as Tippet and Britten. He is best remembered for his Planets suite.