The Planets Op. 32 is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. The Planets is the most-performed composition by an English composer. Its first complete public performance was on October 10, 1918 in Birmingham, with Appleby Matthews conducting. However, an earlier invitation-only premiere occurred during World War I on September 29, 1918, in the Queen's Hall in London, conducted by Adrian Boult. The elaborate score of The Planets produces unusual, complex sounds by using some unique instruments and multiples of instruments in the large orchestra (like Mahler's Sixth of 1906), such as three oboes, three bassoons, two piccolos, two harps, bass oboe, two timpani players, glockenspiel, celesta, xylophone, tubular bells, and organ. The suite has seven movements, each of them named after a planet and its corresponding Roman deity: 1. Mars, the Bringer of War |
The Planets Op. 32- Mars The Planets Op. 32- Venus The Planets Op. 32- Mercury The Planets Op. 32- Jupiter The Planets Op. 32- Saturn The Planets Op. 32- Uranus The Planets Op. 32- Neptune |
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