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The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus.
The Planets, 2003. The Planets was a classical crossover music band formed by Mike Batt in 2001. The Planets made their public debut supporting Deep Purple's 2002 UK tour. The band was made of: [1] Ruth Miller (flute) Ben Pugsley (electric, classical and flamenco guitars; Jonathan Hill (violin) Anne-Kathrin Schirmer (guitar and clarinet) Lac ...
The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a compilation of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. [2] Recorded at Abbey Road Studios , Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. [ 3 ]
Holst downplayed such music as "a limited form of art" in which "mannerisms are almost inevitable"; [156] the composer Alan Gibbs, however, believes Holst's set at least equal to Vaughan Williams's Five English Folk Songs of 1913. [157] Holst's first major work after The Planets was The Hymn of Jesus, completed in 1917.
Pages in category "Popular songs based on classical music" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Manfred Mann's Earth Band used "Jupiter, bringer of joy" for his song "Joybringer". [22] The 1985 album Beyond the Planets, by Jeff Wayne, Rick Wakeman and Kevin Peek (with narration by Patrick Allen), is a rock arrangement of the entire suite. [23] The song "Hammerheart" in Twilight of the Gods album by Bathory is based on the fourth movement ...
Printable sheet music primarily for singers and voice teachers—most downloadable. Emphasis on standard classical and traditional repertoire. IPA transcriptions available for every German, French, Italian and Latin song in the index. Supplementary information on more than 250 songs. ART SONG CENTRAL: The Ashford Sheet Music Collection
Many classical compositions belong to a numbered series of works of a similar type by the same composer. For example, Beethoven wrote 9 symphonies, 10 violin sonatas, 32 piano sonatas, 5 piano concertos, 16 string quartets, 7 piano trios and other works, all of which are numbered sequentially within their genres and generally referred to by their sequence numbers, keys and opus numbers.