A Dirge for 2 Veterans, H.121 (Holst, Gustav)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 dirge
Composition Year	1914
Genre Categories	Dirges; Funeral music; For male chorus, 3 cornets, 2 tubas, 2 percussion; Scores featuring male chorus; Scores featuring the cornet; Scores featuring the tuba; Scores featuring percussion soloists; For chorus with solo instruments; For male chorus, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, 2 percussion; Scores featuring the trombone; For male chorus, 3 cornets, 2 cellos, 2 percussion; Scores featuring the cello; For male chorus, 3 cornets, 2 double basses, 2 percussion; Scores featuring the double bass; For male chorus, 3 cornets, cello, double bass, 2 percussion; English language

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Work Title	A Dirge for Two Veterans
Alternative. Title
Composer	Holst, Gustav
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	H.121
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IGH 43
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 dirge
Text Incipit	The last sunbeam lightly falls
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1914
First Publication.	1914 - London: Curwen.
Librettist	Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
Language	English
Average DurationAvg. Duration	7 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	male chorus (TTBB), brass quintet, percussion
InstrDetail	3 cornets, 2 tubas (or trombone and tuba; cellos and basses), side drum, bass drum
Extra Information	"If preferred a trombone may be substituted for one bombardon or in a concert room) cellos and string basses may be used instead of the two bombardons. In either case a few notes towards the end must be omitted by trombone or cellos where the part goes below their compass."