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Ten Pieces - Gustav Holst
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Which of the following British composers were influential teachers and/or friends of Holst, during and beyond his period of study at the Royal College?
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Charles Villiers Stanford
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Hubert Parry
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All of the above
Q.2
In which British spa town was he born, in 1874?
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Tunbridge Wells
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Cheltenham
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Buxton
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Bath
Q.3
Another movement from Holst's , , contains the magnificent slow theme also known widely as the tune for the hymn . In hymnals and organ-lofts it is known by the name of which East Anglian village, where Holst had a house?
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Cranham
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Thaxted
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Wivinghoe
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Creeksea
Q.4
Apparently, the guardians of Holst's estate and heritage filed a lawsuit in 2006, complaining that the score for a blockbusting movie had clearly 'borrowed' identifiable elements from his : which, allegedly, was the offending film?
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Star Wars
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Ben Hur
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Gladiator
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The War of the Worlds
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What was the title of Holst's later opera, from which he also extracted an orchestral ballet suite?
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Checkmate
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The Bartered Bride
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Pilgrim's Progress
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The Perfect Fool
Q.6
Which were Holst's original instruments, in his own right as a performing musician?
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Piano and viola
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Voice and clarinet
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Piano / organ, violin and trombone
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Cello and oboe
Q.7
Which of these was his correct full name, as born and baptised?
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Gustavus Theodore von Holst
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Gustav Holst
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Augustus von Holstein
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Gustavus Scharnholst
Q.8
Besides the neuritic arm, Holst's health was dogged, all his life, by two other problems: what were they?
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Frequent heavy nosebleeds and sciatica
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Food allergies and an intolerance of bright sunlight
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Haemophilia and flat feet
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Asthma and poor vision
Q.9
His first work was performed in 1893 while he was still in his teens. What was it?
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A piano concerto
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The music for an operetta, in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan
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An organ sonata
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A suite of dances and marches for brass band
Q.10
Which of his instruments did he principally play to earn extra money while studying at the Royal College of Music?
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The piano
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The trombone
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The violin
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The viola
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