Gustav Theodore Holst (1874-1934) was an English composer. He is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. Holst was into astrology, a hobby that was to inspire the later Planets suite. He read astrological fortunes until his death, and called his interest in the stars his "pet vice". Holst and wife Isobel bought a cottage in Thaxted, Essex and, surrounded by medieval buildings and ample rambling opportunities, he started work on the suite that would become his best known work, the orchestral suite The Planets. (The theme from "Jupiter" has been adapted as a hymn tune under the name of "Thaxted", and is usually sung to the words "I Vow to Thee My Country".)
More information for this classical composer and his music can be found at Wikipedia... Gustav Holst
More information for this classical composer and his music can be found at Wikipedia... Gustav Holst
Holst - mars from the planets - Classical Loop - 4.5MB - 0:25 - The Planets, Opus 32 is a seven movement orchestral suite composed between 1914 and 1916 by Gustav Holst. The Planets - Mars: The Bringer of War.
Holst - venus from the planets - Classical Loop - 5.3MB - 0:30 - The Planets, Opus 32 is a seven movement orchestral suite composed between 1914 and 1916 by Gustav Holst. The Planets - Venus: The Bringer of Peace.
Holst - mercury from the planets - Classical Loop - 2.6MB - 0:14 - The Planets, Opus 32 is a seven movement orchestral suite composed between 1914 and 1916 by Gustav Holst. The Planets - Mercury: The Winged Messenger.
Holst - jupiter from the planets - Classical Loop - 6.5MB - 0:36 - The Planets, Opus 32 is a seven movement orchestral suite composed between 1914 and 1916 by Gustav Holst. The Planets - Jupiter: The Bringer of Jollity. Holst adapted this work to a poem (by Cecil Spring-Rice) beginning "I vow to thee, my country". as a hymn called Thaxted named after a town in Essex where Holst lived. Sung at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.
Holst - saturn from the planets - Classical Loop - 4MB - 0:22 - The Planets, Opus 32 is a seven movement orchestral suite composed between 1914 and 1916 by Gustav Holst. The Planets - Saturn: The Bringer of Old Age.
Holst - uranus from the planets - Classical Loop - 3.4MB - 0:19 - The Planets, Opus 32 is a seven movement orchestral suite composed between 1914 and 1916 by Gustav Holst. The Planets - Uranus: The Magician.
Holst - neptune from the planets - Classical Loop - 3.2MB - 0:18 - The Planets, Opus 32 is a seven movement orchestral suite composed between 1914 and 1916 by Gustav Holst. The Planets - Neptune: The Mystic.
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