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The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its supposed astrological character.
Holst was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the elder of the two children of Adolph von Holst, a professional musician, and his wife, Clara Cox, née Lediard. She was of mostly British descent, [n 1] daughter of a respected Cirencester solicitor; [2] the Holst side of the family was of mixed Swedish, Latvian and German ancestry, with at least one professional musician in each of the ...
This is a discography of commercial recordings of The Planets, Op. 32, an orchestral suite by Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916, and first performed by the Queen's Hall Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult on 29 September 1918. It includes the composer's own recordings made in 1922–1923 and 1926.
Oct. 9—The Santa Fe Symphony will bring audiences on a journey to "The Planets" on Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. ... "The Planets" is a seven-movement orchestral suite ...
originally intended for Brook Green Suite: Orchestral: 192: 1933–1934: Scherzo: for orchestra: part of an unfinished Symphony Band: Three Folk Tunes: for small military band [1] Band: 88: 22: 1906: Marching Song: for small military band: No. 2 from 2 Songs without Words: Band: 105: 28/1: 1909: First Suite in E-flat
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Two planets are notably not included in The Planets: Earth and Pluto. Holst had not wanted to include the Earth in his suite because the suite was based on astrology, and Earth has no astrological significance. [57] Pluto was discovered in 1930, four years before Holst's death, and was hailed by astronomers as the ninth planet.
The Planets Suite; St. Paul's Suite: Illayaraja aka Gnanadesikan The first Asian Music Composer to score a Full Symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 1993 Pachelbel: Canon: Mahler: Symphonies Massenet: Last sleep of the Virgin, Waltz from Cendrillon: Mendelssohn: Fair Melusine Overture, Symphony No 4, Italian Meyerbeer: Le prophète ...