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Philippa Tudor

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Description:Isobel Holst (1876-1969), born Emily Isabel Harrison, spent much of her long life as Mrs Gustav Holst. Biographies of her composer husband, however, including the two otherwise intimate biographies written by their daughter Imogen, and Michael Short’s comprehensive biography, make little reference to her. Reviewing Imogen Holst’s second biography, Hugh Ottaway wrote: “I realized once again how shadowy a figure she [Isobel] is in Miss Holst’s books. We are told precious little of Holst’s married life and his presence in the home. Is this fortuitous or significant?” Of Michael Short’s magisterial biography Raymond Head wrote: “Why is there no account - anywhere - of the influence of Isobel, Gustav’s wife? Without her support Holst might never have composed at all.”Philippa Tudor’s book fills that gap. Using an extensive range of sources, including letters and recorded conversations with those who knew Isobel and her family, it uncovers the role Isobel played as the wife of one of Britain’s most popular composers and the mother of their composer daughter Imogen Holst. It reveals Isobel and Gustav’s activities in the Hammersmith Socialist Society in the period surrounding the death of its founder, William Morris, as well as Isobel’s role running their homes, often on a shoe-string budget, in Barnes and Thaxted. She volunteered in both World Wars, driving ambulances in the first, and enjoyed many friendships, including with Gustav’s best friend Ralph Vaughan Williams. Gustav Holst only briefly used an agent, which meant that Isobel acted on his behalf at times.Her beauty and vivacity are captured in several portraits. At her own request, she has no lasting memorial. This book means that she is no longer one of history’s forgotten wives.Author Dr Philippa Tudor has been researching Gustav and Isobel Holst since 2012 and has published several articles on them, including in the Musical Times.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mrs Gustav Holst: An Equal Partner?. To get started finding Mrs Gustav Holst: An Equal Partner?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Circaidy Gregory Press

Release: 2022

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Description: Isobel Holst (1876-1969), born Emily Isabel Harrison, spent much of her long life as Mrs Gustav Holst. Biographies of her composer husband, however, including the two otherwise intimate biographies written by their daughter Imogen, and Michael Short’s comprehensive biography, make little reference to her. Reviewing Imogen Holst’s second biography, Hugh Ottaway wrote: “I realized once again how shadowy a figure she [Isobel] is in Miss Holst’s books. We are told precious little of Holst’s married life and his presence in the home. Is this fortuitous or significant?” Of Michael Short’s magisterial biography Raymond Head wrote: “Why is there no account - anywhere - of the influence of Isobel, Gustav’s wife? Without her support Holst might never have composed at all.”Philippa Tudor’s book fills that gap. Using an extensive range of sources, including letters and recorded conversations with those who knew Isobel and her family, it uncovers the role Isobel played as the wife of one of Britain’s most popular composers and the mother of their composer daughter Imogen Holst. It reveals Isobel and Gustav’s activities in the Hammersmith Socialist Society in the period surrounding the death of its founder, William Morris, as well as Isobel’s role running their homes, often on a shoe-string budget, in Barnes and Thaxted. She volunteered in both World Wars, driving ambulances in the first, and enjoyed many friendships, including with Gustav’s best friend Ralph Vaughan Williams. Gustav Holst only briefly used an agent, which meant that Isobel acted on his behalf at times.Her beauty and vivacity are captured in several portraits. At her own request, she has no lasting memorial. This book means that she is no longer one of history’s forgotten wives.Author Dr Philippa Tudor has been researching Gustav and Isobel Holst since 2012 and has published several articles on them, including in the Musical Times.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mrs Gustav Holst: An Equal Partner?. To get started finding Mrs Gustav Holst: An Equal Partner?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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