Gustav Holst :: The Golden Goose, op.45, no.1


 

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Holst, Gustav
1874-1934
(b Cheltenham, 21 Sept 1874; d London, 25 May 1934). English
The Golden Goose, op.45, no.1 <1926>
optional chorus SSATB or children’s chorus
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“Choral ballet”.
The work can be played by:
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 0 0 - str
In an outdoor performance on a big scale several trumpets may be used.
In the absence of chorus,
The Human Organ mvt can be played by wind instruments (the composer prefers saxophones or clarinets and bassoons); a cut can also be made thereby eliminating that mvt and other sections dominated by the vocal parts.
Source of text: Grimm's Fairy Tales (Jacob Ludwig Grimm & Wilhelm Carl Grimm), tr & adapted by Jane M. Joseph. Language: English
I. Sound of drum and trumpets play
II. The Mummers' Play
III. The Human Organ
IV. Jack creeps up, unseen by court
V. Dance of the Three Girls
VI. The Goose Dance
VII. Jack and Princess embrace