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 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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