Q.1
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?
  • Charles Villiers Stanford
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Hubert Parry
  • All of the above
Q.2
In which British spa town was he born, in 1874?
  • Tunbridge Wells
  • Cheltenham
  • Buxton
  • 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?
  • Cranham
  • Thaxted
  • Wivinghoe
  • 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?
  • Star Wars
  • Ben Hur
  • Gladiator
  • The War of the Worlds
Q.5
What was the title of Holst's later opera, from which he also extracted an orchestral ballet suite?
  • Checkmate
  • The Bartered Bride
  • Pilgrim's Progress
  • The Perfect Fool
Q.6
Which were Holst's original instruments, in his own right as a performing musician?
  • Piano and viola
  • Voice and clarinet
  • Piano / organ, violin and trombone
  • Cello and oboe
Q.7
Which of these was his correct full name, as born and baptised?
  • Gustavus Theodore von Holst
  • Gustav Holst
  • Augustus von Holstein
  • Gustavus Scharnholst
Q.8
Besides the neuritic arm, Holst's health was dogged, all his life, by two other problems: what were they?
  • Frequent heavy nosebleeds and sciatica
  • Food allergies and an intolerance of bright sunlight
  • Haemophilia and flat feet
  • Asthma and poor vision
Q.9
His first work was performed in 1893 while he was still in his teens. What was it?
  • A piano concerto
  • The music for an operetta, in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan
  • An organ sonata
  • 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?
  • The piano
  • The trombone
  • The violin
  • The viola
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