Gustav Holst - The Planets - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Odin2005

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Sun Jun-12-11 11:22 PM
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Gustav Holst - The Planets - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

This is one of my favorite classical music songs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz0b4STz1lo

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-12-11 11:53 PM
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1. My dear Odin2005!

One of my favs too!

Thank you for bringing us this wonderful music...

:hi:

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sarge43

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Mon Jun-13-11 04:46 AM
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2. Holst doesn't have the recognition he deserves

I read that he was rehearsing this piece for its premiere, the cleaning women in the hall stopped what they were doing and started to dance to it.

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Odin2005

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Mon Jun-13-11 05:54 AM
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3. That is quite funny, thanks!

Edited on Mon Jun-13-11 05:56 AM by Odin2005

I first heard "The Planets" when I was a little kid as a musical backdrop to a wonderful documentary video on the solar system narrated by Isaac Asimov. "Jupiter" is my favorite score, followed by "Saturn".

The beginning of "Jupiter" is also the theme tune of a children's science show on PBS my 2nd grade teacher had us watch every Tuesday at 10AM.

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sarge43

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Mon Jun-13-11 07:56 AM
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4. Did you know the hymn like center melody has lyrics?

This one is right up there with Jerusalem and Elgar's Nimrod (Lux Aeterna) as England's favorite hymn

http://www.metrolyrics.com/i-vow-to-thee-my-country-lyrics-g4.html#

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nytemare

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Mon Jun-13-11 01:08 PM
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5. I had a cassette of the London Symphony Planets

That I used to blare in my car stereo with the windows down with my band geek friends in the car.

I used to like Mars and Jupiter more, but I think that currently Neptune is my favorite. The chorus at the end is spine-tingling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSJub1A1aIk

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