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Holst's "The Planets" -- favorite "planet"?

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View Poll Results: Favorite "Planet"???
Mars; the Bringer of War 11 47.83%
Venus; the Bringer of Peace 0 0%
Mercury; the Winged Messenger 0 0%
Jupiter; the Bringer of Peace 11 47.83%
Saturn; the Bringer of Old Age 0 0%
Uranus; the Magician 0 0%
Neptune; the Mystic 1 4.35%
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Old 09-24-2004, 09:12 PM   #1
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Holst's "The Planets" -- favorite "planet"?
What is your favorite song/planet on Gustav Holst's "The Planets"

Mine is "Jupiter", followed very very closely by "Mars". "Venus" is soothing. "Saturn" is neat.

I like them all, but I love "Jupiter", especially the slow-tune in the middle.

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Old 09-24-2004, 09:31 PM   #2
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mars

i love the odd time signature
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Old 09-29-2004, 07:05 AM   #3
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It kinda reminds me of Star Wars
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Old 09-29-2004, 11:47 AM   #4
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Probably Jupiter... how typical.
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Old 11-25-2004, 01:11 PM   #5
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It kinda reminds me of Star Wars
John Williams borrowed quite liberally from Mars for his Star Wars sound track
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I guess it's cliche, but i like Jupiter.
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i like mars cause i played it in band last year and it has a good tuba part
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I'm only familiar with Mars, and it kind of makes my head hurt.
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Old 02-23-2005, 06:34 AM   #9
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we played these in my uni orchestra last term, it was awesome!
mars was my favourite to play but they are all nice. the ending of neptune was incredible, we performed it in a cathedral and the choir were out of sight so it just ended with these voices coming from nowhere and echoing round the building - magical

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Old 03-02-2005, 07:33 PM   #10
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Probably Mars....our drumline did it a few years ago, and it had some insane snare parts! But the Cavalier's verision a few years ago was stellar.
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Old 02-08-2006, 03:24 PM   #11
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i love the odd time signature


I don't necessarily know how 'odd' 5/4 is.
And Epaphras, you're right, Cavaliers version is amazing.
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mars is pretty much the best arrangement of the history of mankind. ok, a bit of an overstatement, but any song that flashes memories of star wars AND halo has to be pretty friggin sweet.
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mars is pretty much the best arrangement of the history of mankind. ok, a bit of an overstatement, but any song that flashes memories of star wars AND halo has to be pretty friggin sweet.
lol very true, Mars ROCKS!!!!!!!!! Funny how the top two so far are war and peace......ironic
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:37 PM   #14
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Jupiter. I guess Holst was ahead of his time, now that they've decided Pluto is no longer a planet.
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Personally I love Saturn. It's more challenging to listen to.
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