Uranus and Neptune. The score for The Planets calls for huge orchestral forces and – in its vividly depicted moods (from shattering anger to dreamlike delicacy) – Holst created a feast for the ...
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The title of two movements – "Mercury, the Winged Messenger" and "Neptune, the Mystic" – came from this book. But although astrology was Holst's starting point, he arranged the planets to suit ...
Holst conceived the final movement, “Neptune”, not for pianos but organ – four hands at one keyboard. He felt the mysterious sound world of that movement was much better suited to the organ.
Uranus and Neptune. The score for The Planets calls for huge orchestral forces and – in its vividly depicted moods (from shattering anger to dreamlike delicacy) – Holst created a feast for the ...
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