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 From 1905 until his death, Holst was the director of music at St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, and from 1907 to 1924, he was the director of music at Morley College. St Paul's constructed a new music wing in 1913, and Holst wrote his St Paul's Suite to commemorate the event. The new facility has a sound-proof chamber where he could work quietly.[([[https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/gustav-holst-and-the-planets/|The History Press]])]
+===== Literature Inspiration =====
+Literature was a frequent source of inspiration for Holst. He adapted Hardy and Whitman's words to music. He was especially fascinated by old religious Sanskrit scriptures, particularly the Rig Veda songs. His translation settings included Sita, a three-act opera based on a Ramayana narrative, and Savitri, a chamber opera based on a Mahabharata story.[([[https://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/music-database/musician/1903802cf9bbc400f05a3ca927bd590f38b44/biography|Radio Swiss Classic]])]
+===== Beni Mora =====
+On medical advice, he traveled to Algeria in 1908. The trip inspired his suite Beni Mora, which included music he heard on the streets of Algeria.[([[https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Holst-Gustav.htm|Bach-Cantatas]])]
+===== Purcell =====
+Holst and his Morley College pupils performed Purcell's The Fairy Queen for the first time since the 17th century in June 1911.[([[http://www.gustavholst.info/biography/index.php?chapter=4|Gustav Holst]])]
+===== Astrology =====
+During a vacation in Spain, the writer Clifford Bax — the composer Arnold Bax's brother – introduced Holst to astrology, which inspired his suite The Planets. Holst spent the remainder of his life casting horoscopes for his pals and referred to astrology as his "pet vice".[([[https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/Biographies/gustav_holst.htm|hymnsandcarolsofchristmas]])]
+===== The Planets =====
+The Planets premiered on September 29, 1918, to an invited audience that included Sir Henry Wood and the majority of London's professional musicians. Sir Adrian Boult premiered The Planets to the general public five months later, at a concert in February 1919; however, he only performed five of the seven movements on that occasion, believing that the audience would be unable to handle the entire piece.[([[https://medium.com/@patrickboniface_39584/gustav-holst-and-the-planets-suite-b34c8357266|Medium]])]
+===== Death =====
+Gustav Holst died on May 25, 1934, at the age of 59, of heart failure caused by an ulcer procedure. His ashes were placed at Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, beside the grave to his favorite Tudor composer, Thomas Weelkes.[([[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_mo-fo/31773494527|Flickr]])]

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