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Music, being identical with heaven, isn't a thing of momentary thrills, or even hourly ones. It's a condition of eternity.

Gustav Holst

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Gustav Holst
Age: 59 †
Born: 1874
Born: September 21
Died: 1934
Died: May 25
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Cheltenham Spa
Gustav Theodore Holst
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Gustavus Theodore von Holst
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