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I’ve learned what ‘classical’ means. It means something that sings and dances through sheer joy of existence.

Gustav Holst

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Gustav Holst
Age: 59 †
Born: 1874
Born: September 21
Died: 1934
Died: May 25
Composer
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Music Teacher
Musician
Cheltenham Spa
Gustav Theodore Holst
Holst
Gustavus Theodore von Holst
Musical
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Existence
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Dances
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