Typewritten letter signed, dated : [London], 29 March 1927, to [Richard] Capell, 1927 Mar. 29.

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Typewritten letter signed, dated : [London], 29 March 1927, to [Richard] Capell, 1927 Mar. 29.

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Thanking him for the program notes he wrote for the Cheltenham concert, which included Holst's Somerset Rhapsody, mentioning Cecil Sharpe, etc.; at the top Holst has written: "Come to my room after the show on Thursday and see the 'Planets' picture."

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Sharpe, Cecil, 1859-1924.

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Capell, Richard, 1885-1954

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Holst, Gustav

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Gustav Holst (1874-1934), composer and music teacher, was born in Cheltenham, and educated at the local grammar school and at the Royal College of Music. He taught at St Pauls Girls School, and composed many pieces, most notably The Planets. His daughter Imogen was educated at St Pauls and the Royal College of Music, and was among other appointments Director of Music at Dartington Hall, Devon. She wrote on a number of musical themes, but most significantly her father and Benjamin Britten, she be...