Saturn brings not only physical decay, but also a vision of fulfillment. were suggested by the astrological significance of the planets. Of the various movements, “Mars” and “Jupiter” are the most frequently heard. Given today’s knowledge, if The Planets were rewritten, it might be more suitable to evoke Jupiter the King and Jupiter the Father, rather than Jupiter the Jovial. Example 4. But Jupiter is not always blasting majestic tones. Besides simply providing contrast, it’s difficult to imagine what the purpose of the middle section is suppose to be. For instance, Jupiter brings jollity in the ordinary sense, and also the more ceremonial type of rejoicing associated with religions or national festivities. Of the various movements, “Mars” and “Jupiter” are the most frequently heard. Rarely do young string orchestras get the chance to play a work of this importance. Vivace Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity. ________________________________________________________________________________________. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. The melody of the slow middle section of Jupiter became popular as the hymn tune Thaxted (named after the village where Holst lived for many years), with words beginning "I vow to thee, my country" added by Cecil Spring-Rice. Allegro Venus, the Bringer of Peace. Hey there! https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Planets, AllMusic - The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. There are times when Jupiter is the role-model and mediator, but also Jupiter is a womanizer. The atmosphere itself, though, is incredibly only 1% of the planet’s radius. I think it was the movie GATTACA which first interested me most in Jupiter’s moons—in the movie, the main character is set to go to Europa, if I’m not mistaken. Eight of these moons are large enough that if they orbited the sun instead, they would be considered dwarf planets. Holst characterizes Jupiter as the bringer of jollity. Our latest podcast episode features popular TED speaker Mara Mintzer. Mars was almost entirely a nerve-wracking war march, and Venus never once left its peaceful demeanor. While we can’t get an instrument down far enough to tell what the temperature is deeper than 130km, the core itself is estimated to be five times hotter than the surface of the sun. This arrangement, in G Major throughout, features the beautiful central hymn melody. As if to compensate for the dearth of melody elsewhere, Jupiter is crammed with memorable, strongly differentiated tunes that follow in succession without transition and, perhaps reflecting the inspiration Holst derived from folk music, often sound quintessentially British. Wistfulness doesn’t quite seem to fit the personality of the god of joy. - Program Note from From Kneller Hall to Hammersmith, To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project, March from "First Suite for Military Band", Beyond the Score: Other worlds? Duration: c. 8:35 There is no water on Io; instead it is mostly rock and sulfur. Euphonium It is indeed very majestic and awe inspiring, just as it should be. The beginning and the end of the song reminded me of another song I had heard, but I could not quite figure out where I had heard it. Timpani By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. B-flat Contrabass Clarinet Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. 32, H. 125. It has a mysterious magnetic field and relies on tidal heating for its heat source. However, Holst does something in this movement different from the majority of music with a strong melodic line: he gives the melody to the bass instruments. Cost: Score and Parts (print) - £66.95 | Score Only (print) - £4.99. Trombone I- II-III The Planets, Op. The usage of brass instruments in several portions of the piece also add to the idea of royalty being reflected in the music. The music is both beautiful and wondrous. However, with Jupiter, I think Holst is right on point. No. Solo B-flat Cornet The amount of variability in the music is great. The planet itself from where we can view it looks beautiful with the swirling gasses and the Great Red Spot. Bach's Fugue à la Gigue (ed. The Planets, Op. B-flat Clarinet I-II-III Gustav Holst: The Planets: “Jupiter – The Bringer of Jollity” (Measures 302-316) Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Either way, I am glad that the music’s emotional content is multi-dimensional. ___________________________________________________________________________________. Boosey & Hawkes: London. While Jupiter itself does not seem very jolly, Gustav Holst’s movement for Jupiter certainly does. See: In the Bleak Midwinter. Holst wrote his collection of planetary portraits from 1914 to 1916, while he was director of music at St. Paul’s Girls’ School. Europa is a mixture of rock and metal, with an icy surface that is almost completely free of craters, despite being closer to Jupiter than Ganymede. The entire “surface” of the planet that can be seen through a telescope is actually clouds, rotating around the planet in belts of high, bright gasses and lower clouds which reflect back less light, therefore appearing darker. I then listened to this song for awhile before going back to Holst, and they indeed sounded very similar to me. (Kneller Hall, in the London borough of Richmond on Thames, houses the Royal Military School of Music, training musicians for the British Army.) The middle section presents a surprising contrast -- a majestic flowing melody in 3/4 meter which Holst later used for a patriotic song. Its first public performance took place in 1920, and it was an instant success. It is possible, though not definitively known, that Holst himself had an active role in proofing the manuscripts. There is no programme music in them, neither have they any connection with the deities of classical mythology bearing the same names. After another 30 minutes, I found this song on YouTube-it’s called It Is You (I Have Loved) by Dana Glover. Piccolo I - II and Flute I - II music is written on the same pages. Io is the innermost moon, and yet does not have any impact craters on its surface due to its 150 plus active volcanoes. Holst, Gustav: Opus/Catalogue Number Op./Cat. Callisto is a mixture of both ice and rock and while it has only a weak magnetic field of its own, it does interact with Jupiter’s magnetic field, suggesting that this moon actually has a layer of liquid water. Listening to Holst’s music, the brass section sounds something like a fanfare until 1:03 where the actual melody begins. Jupiter’s size is simply impossible for me to imagine, given that it is overwhelming to think about how big the Earth is (relative to me), and that the Great Red Spot alone is twice the diameter of Earth. Here the melody shift to the mid-tone instruments – french horns, lower strings, and the lower registers of the clarinets – and takes on a slower, steadier, reflective tone, like someone thinking of happy, by-gone days. E-flat Soprano Clarinet _________________________________________________________________________________. Thanks for dropping by holstchid496! E-flat Baritone Saxophone In this way, the structure of the song is more like a pop or vocal song, with a main voice performing the melody and the rest of the instrumentation providing the background. Holst: ‘The Planets’, https://www.windrep.org/index.php?title=Jupiter&oldid=153695. 32, in full The Planets: Suite for Large Orchestra, original name Seven Pieces for Large Orchestra, orchestral suite consisting of seven short tone poems by English composer Gustav Holst. I am not sure what Holst means by jollity. But it nowhere attains this reveling attitude. “These pieces,” he wrote. His inspiration, he readily offered, came from astrology and horoscopes rather than astronomy and mythology. Consider the quietness of 2:50 and the use of a tambourine at 6:30. Sort fact from fiction while testing the "size" of your knowledge of instruments. It is fascinating to me that with all of its moons, Jupiter is almost like a mini-solar system within our own solar system. Adagio Mercury, the Winged Messenger. E-flat Alto Clarinet There is a possibility that on some of the moons, such as Europa, which have evidence of significant amounts of water, there might be life. The melody THAXTED, named for a small town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, comes from the middle section of the “Jupiter” movement in Holst’s orchestral suite, The Planets (1914-1916). Jupiter is almost a solar system within a solar system. And it is no wonder – the piece is memorable, with a strong, repeated melody and variations on it supported, rather than contested, by the accompanying instruments. Listening to Holst’s music, the brass section sounds something like a fanfare until 1:03 where the actual melody begins. The middle section presents a surprising contrast -- a majestic flowing melody in 3/4 meter which Holst later used for a patriotic song. Op.32 I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. Jupiter also has 63 confirmed moons by the latest count! The Mars and Jupiter movements of Holst's orchestral work were arranged for band by two students, L. Pay and George Smith, for a concert at Kneller Hall on October 3, 1924. I, like I think a lot of people, am especially interested in Jupiter’s moons. Omissions? B-flat Tenor Saxophone Holst's love of English folk song and dance is readily demonstrated here. Everything keeps moving and is optimistic and bright sounding. Its sheer mass is able to hold these numerous satellites in orbit. Betsy Schwarm is a music historian based in Colorado. Horn in F I-II-III-IV It doesn’t get boring. See you around! Brand). This is my favorite piece so far. I find all this to be an appropriate characterization of creator king of gods. 32, orchestral suite consisting of seven short tone poems by English composer Gustav Holst. This liquid hydrogen forms the largest ocean in the solar system. Its first public performance took place in 1920, and it was an instant success. B-flat Bass Clarinet The theme is first introduced by the brass, namely the tubas, trombones, and euphoniums, echoed briefly by the bright trumpets before bouncing back to the lower brass. You may know the difference between a piano and a grand piano, but is a synthesizer a keyboard that can change sizes? Tuba This is appropriate for the music of Holst’s. Updates? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). I really enjoyed this composition. I think of Jupiter with an amount of reverence and wonder. A complete list of movements in Holst’s The Planets follows: Corrections?
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