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Imogen Holst

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imogen holst

Imogen Clare Holst, CBE was a British composer and conductor, and sole child of composer Gustav Holst. She was brought up in west London and educated at the Froebel Demonstration School and St Paul's Girls' School, where her father was director of music. She worked with Herbert Howells before entering the Royal College of Music (RCM) in 1926 to study composition with George Dyson and Gordon Jacob, harmony and counterpoint with Ralph Vaughan Williams, and conducting with William H. Reed. She won several prizes for composition including the Cobbett Prize for a string quartet (1928).

She was appointed a fellow of the RCM in 1966, an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music in 1970 and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1975. She received honorary doctorates from the universities of Essex (1968), Exeter (1969), and Leeds (1983).

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Imogen Holst : Six Traditional Carols Second Set

Review: These short simple settings are intended for beginning choirs where the singers may still be in the early stages of trying to read their notes. Each part is easy enough to be learnt by rote if necessary and each setting is short enough for choirs to learn by heart.

Songlist: O Little Town of Bethlehem, In Dulci Jubilo, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, This Endris Night, Lord Jesus Has A Garden, Joseph Dearest

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