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Gustav Holst Gustav Holst “The Planets” “The Planets” A Suite For Large Orchestra By Eddie McCaffrey By Eddie McCaffrey

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Gustav HolstGustav Holst“The Planets”“The Planets”

A Suite For Large Orchestra

By Eddie McCaffreyBy Eddie McCaffrey

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““The The Planets”Planets”

By Gustav HolstBy Gustav Holst1914-19171914-1917

DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONS

GUSTAV HOLSTGUSTAV HOLSTMARSMARSVENUSVENUSMERCURYMERCURYJUPITERJUPITERSATURNSATURNURANUSURANUSNEPTUNENEPTUNE

Why are there only seven planets represent?

Click to see Mr. Wiilliams Click to see Mr. Wiilliams and the Arcola and the Arcola

PlanetariumPlanetarium

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There are only seven planets represent instead of nine because:

He was looking up into the sky in the early 1900’s.He wouldn’t see Earth because he is standing on it

He was also missing Pluto because it wasn’t discovered until 1930.

(“The Planets” was written from 1914-1917)

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DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONS You need at least two musical traits of each You need at least two musical traits of each

planet (TEMPO, DYNAMICS, INSTRUMENTS) and at planet (TEMPO, DYNAMICS, INSTRUMENTS) and at least two other characteristicsleast two other characteristics

Click on the planet you want to get facts on (click Click on the planet you want to get facts on (click on the composer)on the composer)

Each planet has musical facts listedEach planet has musical facts listed Click on the picture of the planet to get physical Click on the picture of the planet to get physical

characteristicscharacteristics Click on the Roman god link to get mythological Click on the Roman god link to get mythological

characteristicscharacteristics Home returns you to the main pageHome returns you to the main page Arrows take you back and forth between the Arrows take you back and forth between the

planetsplanets

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GUSTAV HOLST

Lived from 1874 – 1934 Loved to practice the piano Practiced so much he developed the

disease nervitis in his fingers He started to read and study the planets

and horoscopes Possibly how he caused dissonance? Was a pioneer ahead of his time with

dissonance in music

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DissonanceDissonance

What is Dissonance?What is Dissonance? Dissonance is tone clustersDissonance is tone clusters Many notes played together in a cluster Many notes played together in a cluster

instead of a chordinstead of a chord Very different and unusual for the time Very different and unusual for the time

periodperiod People did not really like the sound of People did not really like the sound of

dissonance around the turn of the centurydissonance around the turn of the century Today we are used to it and it does not Today we are used to it and it does not

sound strange at allsound strange at all

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MARSMARS

Instruments:Instruments:brass (Trumpets)brass (Trumpets)percussionpercussion

Dynamics:Dynamics:mf < f with mf < f with

accentsaccents Tempo:Tempo:

medium fastmedium fast

Bringer of War

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The God of War

Red color made people think of blood

People would decide when to attack by the position of Mars

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VENUSVENUS

Instruments:Instruments:woodwind (oboe)woodwind (oboe)string (harp, string string (harp, string

bass)bass)euphoniumeuphonium

DynamicsDynamicsp < mp (calm)p < mp (calm)

TempoTemposlow (legato)slow (legato)

Bringer of Peace & Love

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Goddess of Love

Considered the bringer of Peace and Love

Was the most beautiful thing in the sky

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MERCURYMERCURY

Winged MessengerWinged Messenger

Instruments:Instruments:woodwinds (oboe)woodwinds (oboe)celestecelestebrass (French horn)brass (French horn)Dynamics:Dynamics:p < f > pp < f > pTempo:Tempo:fastfast

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Winged Messenger

Thought to be delivering messages from one god to the next

Our line of sight makes it look like the planet goes from one planet to the next

Very fast moving planet (closet to the sun)

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JUPITERJUPITERBringer of JollityBringer of JollityKing of the GodsKing of the Gods

Instruments:Instruments:full orchestrafull orchestrabrass (trumpets)brass (trumpets)stringstringpercussion percussion

(tambourine)(tambourine) Dynamics:Dynamics:

loud (majestic)loud (majestic) Tempo:Tempo:

medium fast medium fast (majestic)(majestic)

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King of the Gods

Also considered the Bringer of Jollity Big people were considered jolly

people Kings were larger people at the time

so the biggest planet was considered the king

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SATURNSATURN

Bringer of Old Bringer of Old AgeAge

God of TimeGod of Time Instruments:Instruments:woodwindswoodwindsstring (string bass, English string (string bass, English

horn)horn)percussion (chimes)percussion (chimes)

Dynamics:Dynamics:p < mf < f > p <mfp < mf < f > p <mf

TempoTempovery slowvery slow

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God of Time

Also considered the Bringer of Old Age

Very slow planet so it was associated with time

People used to use Saturn as a means of when to plant and harvest the crops

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URANUSURANUS

The MagicianThe MagicianGod of the SkyGod of the Sky

Instruments:Instruments:brassbrasspercussion (timpani, percussion (timpani,

xylophone)xylophone)woodwind (bassoon)woodwind (bassoon)

Dynamics:Dynamics:changing ( f < ff > mp < changing ( f < ff > mp <

mf > p )mf > p ) TempoTempo

changing ( fast slow fast )changing ( fast slow fast )

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God of the Sky

Also considered The Magician The planet is on the edge of human

eye sight It seems to appear and disappear if

you stare at it (like a magician makes things appear and disappear)

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NEPTUNENEPTUNE

God of the God of the SeaSea

• Instrument:Instrument:woodwindswoodwindsstrings (harp)strings (harp)human human

voicesvoices• Dynamics:Dynamics:

p < mpp < mp• Tempo:Tempo:

slowslow

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

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God of the Sea

God of anything that has to do with water

Also considered The Mystic Could help predict the future

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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Gustav Holst “The Planets”Gustav Holst “The Planets” Recorded by the New York Recorded by the New York

Symphony Orchestra 1987Symphony Orchestra 1987 Thank-you to Mr. Williams for the Thank-you to Mr. Williams for the

use of his web siteuse of his web site Joyce Bustard and her knowledge of Joyce Bustard and her knowledge of

the Roman Godsthe Roman Gods