Thursday, July 4, 2013

Music #417 - Holst

Gustav Holst  
(1874 - 1934)

An English composer, Holst is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets.
 
The suite has 7 movements, each of which is named after a planet (other than Earth) of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst.   

Source: Wikipedia

Digital, or Prom 90
Mars, the Bringer of War
* Venus, the Bringer of Peace
* Mercury, the Winged Messenger
* Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
* Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
* Uranus, the Magician
* Neptune, the Mystic


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