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I think this is my personal favorite of all the movements from Holst's The Planets. It's buoyant and lively bits are derived from the noble folk hymn theme at the heart of the movement. The compositional construction (as well as the orchestration) are impeccable, and the result is one of the more cherished 8 minutes of orchestral music in the entire repertoire.

Come along for an hour of dissecting this famous movement's secrets!

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Jupiter: The Bringer of Jollity | Behind the Score Ep. 51

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Ralph Darvill

Hi Doug, that extension called "Thaxted" is probably named after the village of that name in Essex, Eastern England. It's centre is a really beautiful collection of buildings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaxted

heytallman

If you've never watched the show Bluey, the highest rated episode, Sleepytime, uses music from Jupiter all throughout the episode, and now this piece cannot not reduce me to a bubbling mess of tears.