Gustav Holst

The following resources will help you research the life and music of Gustav Holst

Print Sources

		Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music (REF 780.3) Provides thousands of biographies of classical, folk, pop, rock, and jazz musicians from around the world along with timelines for key composers, common musical terms, illustrations and more.

	The New Oxford Companion to Music (REF 780 NEW) Encompasses music of all kinds from ancient times to the present day. Includes 6,600 articles cover composers, and individual works; musical instruments; opera; music of different countries; Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Jazz, and popular music; definitions of musical terms; rudiments and theory of music; and standard forms and genres.

Online Databases

Please refer to PHS LMC Online Database Log In Information Handout for user ID and passwords.

Student Resource Center Gold - Offers more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts
Hint: Select Advanced Search when searching for multiple keywords.

Internet Resources

Classical Net - Gustav Holst: http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/holst.html

Gustav Holst - The Planets Suite (includes audio clips): http://www.aquarianage.org/lore/holst.html

The Gustav Holst Website: http://www.gustavholst.info/

Holst Birthplace Museum: http://www.holstmuseum.org.uk/holst.html

Music Web International - Gustav Holst: http://www.musicweb-international.com/holst/Page1.html

Internet Search Tips

Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.google.com or
http://scholar.google.com/, etc.
(Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "Gustav Holst", be sure to put quotes around it so
that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on Gustav Holst as opposed to all of the sites containing the word
Gustav plus all of the sites containing the word Holst.
If you would like to search for something specific about Gustav Holst, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to explore the life and music oh Gustav Holst, I would enter the following:

"Gustav Holst", biography, music

Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:

Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

For help evaluating information found on the Internet, refer to the guides listed in Evaluating the Quality of Information listed above.

REMEMBER TO CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USE in gathering your information on a
Works Cited (Bibliography) page. Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.

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