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Egdon Heath (Holst)
''Egdon Heath'', Op. 47, H. 172, subtitled "A Homage to Thomas Hardy", is a tone poem by Gustav Holst, written in 1927. Holst considered it his most perfectly realised composition.
==Composition==
Egdon Heath is a fictional place in the equally fictional region of Wessex in the south-west of England, where Thomas Hardy set all his major works. The novel ''The Return of the Native'' is entirely set on Egdon Heath, and it is also referred to in ''The Mayor of Casterbridge'' and the short story ''The Withered Arm''.〔Taylor, p. 69〕 During the writing of the tone poem, Holst met and walked with Hardy on a real heath reminiscent of Egdon Heath, between Wool and Bere Regis in Dorset.〔Foreman, p. 6〕 Hardy accepted Holst's dedication of the piece to him in August 1927.〔Holst, p. 71〕
Holst included a quotation from ''The Return of the Native'' at the head of the score. He expressed the desire that the Hardy quote always appear in programme notes.〔Morrison, Chris. ("Gustave Holst: Egdon Heath" ) Allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2015〕
A place perfectly accordant with man's nature – neither ghastly, hateful, nor ugly; neither common-place, unmeaning, nor tame; but, like man, slighted and enduring; and withal singularly colossal and mysterious in its swarthy monotony! 〔Cooke, Phillip. ("On Gustav Holst’s ''Egdon Heath''" ), philipcooke.com]. Retrieved 3 March 2015〕
Holst calls for a normal orchestra but with extra strings. The work typically takes about 13–14 minutes to play.
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