Gustav Holst was a British composer best known for his orchestral suite ‘The Planets’. A suite is a group of individual pieces. There are seven pieces in 'The Planets' and 'Mars, the Bringer ...

Holst wrote The Planets as a suite of seven movements, each one relating to the astrological characteristics associated with the planet in question. The suite excludes Earth, beginning with Mars ...

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra are here to help inspire our fanciful intergalactic travels with upcoming performances of Gustav Holst's celebrated orchestral suite The Planets. Written by the ...

And so Doherty, noting ” ‘The Planets’ put Holst on the symphonic map,” has added two of the best-known sections from the suite: “Jupiter — The Bringer of Jollity” and “Mars ...

Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Holst's The Planets The ever popular Planets is a seven-movement orchestral suite by Gustav Holst, written during the First World War. Each movement ...

(Use the links below to find the entire suite of resources for these four pieces) No Place Like by Kerry Andrew Mars from The Planets by Gustav Holst Finlandia by Jean Sibelius The Lark Ascending ...

Cheltenham born Holst was fascinated by many things including space. His mesmerising and hugely influential seven movement ...