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Cheltenham
Gloucestershire South West England Imperial Gardens |
Gustav Holst(born Gustavus Theodore von Holst)Cheltenham 1874 - 1934 English composer, most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets (Wikipedia) |
Anthony Stones
2008 |
On the edge of the basin are plaques with the names of the various parts of the monument with their sponsors:
elizabeth hammond bequest gustav HOLST composer 1874-1934 given to the people of cheltenham 2008 cheltenham civic society |
Signed: Anthony Stones '07
(on pedestal): anthony / STONES / f.r.b.s. / sculptor
The suite has seven movements, each named after a planet and its corresponding astrological character (see Planets in astrology):
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