The Coming of Christ, H.170 (Holst, Gustav)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	7 numbers
First Publication	1928 – London: J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd. / New York: Schirmer
Genre Categories	Sacred choruses; Choruses; Religious works; English language

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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	New York: Schirmer, No.1802, 1928. Plate 40853.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Work Title	The Coming of Christ
Alternative. Title	The coming of Christ for full chorus of mixed voices, incidental soprano and alto soli, trumpet, organ, and piano
Composer	Holst, Gustav
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	H.170
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IGH 64
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	7 numbers
First Performance.	1928/5/28 — Canterbury Cathedral
First Publication.	1928 – London: J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd. / New York: Schirmer
Librettist	John Masefield (1878–1967)
Language	English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Voices: soprano, alto + mixed chorus (SATB) trumpet (B♭), tubular bells (ad lib.), piano, organ
External Links	Wikipedia article (in German)

At some point a version that added string orchestra (which essentially doubles the organ) was issued.