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Holst: Second Suite in F - wind quintet

Holst: Second Suite in F - wind quintet

The Second Suite in F for Military Band (Op. 28, No. 2) is Gustav Holst's second and last suite for concert band.

Although performed less frequently than the First Suite in E-flat, it is still a staple of the band repertoire.
The Second Suite was written in 1911 and first published in 1922.

It is arranged here for wind quintet. 

I have arranged the longer outer movements so that players have a chance of a rest (to breath!!) so that all 5 are not playing tutti all the time.

In mvt 4, the repeated 8 bar figure is shared amongst all the players. 

The mvts are:

  • 1."March: Morris dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks"
  • 2."Song Without Words, 'I'll Love My Love'"
  • 3."Song of the Blacksmith"
  • 4."Fantasia on the Dargason" (incorporating "Greensleeves")

The movements are also available separately.

Check out my wind quintet arrangement of "Brook Green Suite", also by Holst.
And my other arrangments

  • Score and parts as pdfs

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