Gustav Holst (1874-1934) – Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Gustav Theodore Holst 21st September 1874 – 25th May 1934
Gustav Holst
by Herbert Lambert (1881–1936) – National Portrait Gallery – Portrait NPG Ax7745; Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7667183
by Herbert Lambert (1881–1936) – National Portrait Gallery – Portrait NPG Ax7745; Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7667183
Gustav Theodore Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher.
The Planets, Op. 32, is his seven-movement orchestral suite written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System.
Flighty and fast, the lively Mercury is quick and powerful in equal measure. The high-pitched harp, flute, and glockenspiel tunes hop, skip, and jump throughout.
