Gustav Holst The Planets Suite
... ” Back then, Greeks knew only seven of the planets: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Gustav Holst, a British composer took this idea to another level. Between the years of 1913 – 1916, he worked on his most popular composition, Planets Suite. ... According to Holst, "the more ceremonial type of rejoicing associated with religious or national festivities. ... Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age was Holst’s favorite. Serene and deliberate, Saturn is often referred to Holst’s later mature life; “old age is not always peaceful and happy. ... The wordless choir makes this a hypnotic, transporting ending to the suite. The Planet Suite however took years until it was publicly performed, mostly because it was difficult and costly to acquire an augmented orchestra during the war.