Gustav Holst was a British composer best known for his orchestral suite ‘The Planets’. A suite is a group of individual pieces. There are seven pieces in 'The Planets' and 'Mars, the Bringer ...
Though it surges with overwhelming force and menace, it was a coincidence that Holst finished sketching the first movement, ‘Mars, the Bringer of War’, just before the First World War broke out.
Arrangements suitable for orchestral instruments, for beginners up to Grade 5. All parts have been designed to work together to enable mixed-ability groups to perform together. All the beginner ...
KATIE MELUA:'Holst thought that music would be the perfect way to show these different moods.' KATIE MELUA:'He started off with Mars, a planet which was named after the Roman god of war.' ...
Though it surges with overwhelming force and menace, it was a coincidence that Holst finished sketching the first movement, ‘Mars, the Bringer of War’, just before the First World War broke out.
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