Holst- Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity- The Planets Suite

English composer Gustav Holst composed The Planets between 1914 and 1916. The Birmingham premiere of the suite took place in 1918, fifteen years before Pluto was discovered. Though the Planets became by far the most popular work of Holst's and one of the most known pieces by an English-born composer, Holst did not consider the piece one of his finest. Partially because of this, he never wrote an eighth movement, though unexpectedly the IAU relegated Pluto from its status as planet proper in 2006.

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[RMG1234567890]

I'm gonna hunt down the 6 retards who disliked this... Anyone wanna help me?

[Turkishbirdtummy]

Thumbs up if you noticed that every time you attempted to go back on a certain time in this video, it starts all over. It's annoying -__-

[MLOOTGIIVSATTIEXD]

I love Holst. I grew up with classical music, and this is one of my ALL TIME FAVOURITES!! I love this. Love Love Love it.

[SincerelyRachelle]

@RMG1234567890 I do!! oh, and me and my orchestra are playing this in may for the six flags contest. :))) :D

[moogul21d]

This is one of the most beautifully emotional pieces I've ever the pleasure to play in an orchestra. Every single rehearsal I got chills, it's that spectacular.

[mrsuperkoolkat1]

we are playing this in the all shore in termidiate band and i am 1st trombne :D

[CDPuffer]

poor poor Pluto...

[XxSpiffxX]

@kookookimba I'm in this years region orchestra and we're playing this song very soon. I'm wondering if ill think the same..

[reyhighet]

i like this one.

[tijuanamarisol666]

@neofreak10 at my school we're playing mars, jupiter, and uranus. I'm second clarinet xD

[terentii]

@TendancyToFloatAway I was seventeen, and my older brother had just added it to his collection. I fell asleep with headphones on listening to another record and was semiconscious when "Mars, the Bringer of War" came on. The dreams I had while it played were beyond description; I wish it had been possible to photograph them. To this day, I remember tossing and turning and finally waking up in a cold sweat after the last few bars had sounded.

[bambiuup]

@Turkishbirdtummy argh, ye i noticed that too!!!