Gustav Holst (1874-1934) – Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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.
As the round-faced cheery uncle of all the planets, and king of the gods, Jupiter is impressive and majestic. The swelling brass and slow waltzing strings are met with moments of poignant beauty in the glorious tune now known as I Vow to Thee My Country.
The other movements in the suite so far can be found below:
