Gustav Holst Quotes

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The enormity of the universe revealed by science cannot readily be grasped by the human brain, but the music of The Planets enables the mind to acquire some comprehension of the vastness of space where rational understanding fails.

Gustav Holst

One of the advantages of being over forty is that one begins to learn the difference between knowing and realising.

Gustav Holst

Never compose anything unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance to you.

Gustav Holst

Music, being identical with heaven, isn't a thing of momentary thrills, or even hourly ones. It's a condition of eternity.

Gustav Holst

If nobody likes your work, you have to go on just for the sake of the work. And you're in no danger of letting the public make you repeat yourself. Every artist ought to pray that he may not be "a success". If he's a failure he stands a good chance of concentrating upon the best work of which he's capable.

Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst

Born: September 21, 1874

Died: May 25, 1934 (aged 59)

Bio: Gustav Theodore Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed a large number of other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success.

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