Although most people know Gustav Holst only for a handful of pieces he in fact wrote over 200 catalogued pieces and many others which were either lost or destroyed. Born into a musical family Holst learnt to play the violin and the piano at a very early age and by the time he was twelve had already started to compose. After studying at the Royal College of Music in London with Charles Stanford he became Music Master at St Paul’s Girls’ School and Music Director at Morley College.