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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.
During the third entry in its Masterworks series, the Des Moines Symphony will use NASA footage to accompany the 100-year-old music of Gustav Holst.
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 ...
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The Simpsons episode "The Regina Monologues" features an extract from Mars in a flashback scene to World War II. [42] Mars is used as the opening and closing theme music for the 6-part 1958/1959 BBC TV science fiction serial Quatermass and the Pit. Mr. Robot features Neptune in the pre-credits sequence of season 2 episode 4. [43]
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