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Pluto
Pluto, Paradoxically, Joins ‘The Planets’
To complete Holst's series, Colin Matthews wrote Pluto. The movement premiered in 2000. Coincidentally, Pluto's status as a planet was in question at the time.
Q&A: Mike Brown: Eight Is Enough
For more information about the dethroning of Pluto, read this interview with Mike Brown who wrote the book How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming.
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Holst & The Planets
- Holst byCall Number: 780.92 H756zh 1981
- A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst's musicCall Number: 781.9735 H756H7
- Holst, the planets byCall Number: 784.2185 H756xg
- Gustav Holst byCall Number: 780.92 H756h
- The Planets, Op. 32 / H. 125Holst, Gustav Theodore. 1979. The Planets: The PlanetsBoosey and Hawkes. https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C559435.
- Contemporary Classics Piano Solo 2: Masterpieces of the 20th CenturyComposers, Various and Stephen Duro. Contemporary Classics Piano Solo 2: Masterpieces of the 20th Century: Contemporary Classics Piano Solo 2: Masterpieces of the 20th CenturyChester Music. https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2545244.
- Neptune from "The Planets", Op. 32 / H. 125, No. 7Holst, Gustav Theodore. Neptune from "the Planets": Neptune from "the Planets"J. Curwen & Sons. https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2245031.
- The Total Eclipse Galop ‘The Total Eclipse Galop’ composed by E. Mack and published in 1919 by Lee & Walker. Commemorates the August 7, 1869 total solar eclipse, which was visible across the continental United States.
- Les planètesWiener Philharmoniker, instrumentalist.; BBC Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
2016 - The planetsUniversity of Houston. Wind Ensemble.
1998 - The planetsLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, instrumentalist.
2010 - The planetsLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, instrumentalist.; Los Angeles Master Chorale, singer
- The Planets2007
- The planetsSüddeutscher Rundfunk. Sinfonie-Orchester. performer.; Staatsopernchor Stuttgart, performer.; SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, performer.
2018 - The planetsTanglewood Festival Chorus, singer.; Boston Pops Orchestra, instrumentalist.
1987 - The planetsPhilharmonia Orchestra (London, England), instrumentalist.; Monteverdi Choir. Women's Voices. singer.
1995 - The planetsFHG CH756 P5 S6 P54
- The planetsFHG CH756 P5 R3
- The planetsFHG CH756 P5 D8
- The planets/Verklarte NachtLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.; Roger Wagner Chorale
2001 - The planets Beni Mora ; The perfect fool, ballet musicRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra.; BBC Symphony Orchestra.; Women's Chorus of the B.B.C.
2004 - The planets op. 32FHG CH756 P5 J38
- The planets & Matthews PlutoHallé Choir.; Hallé Orchestra.
2001 - The planetsPML CH756 P5 E5
- The planetsPML CH756 P5 S6 L8
- Planetary Mood PicturesFriesen, Eric. “Planetary Mood Pictures.” Queen’s quarterly 119, no. 3 (2012): 408–417.
- Patronage through dissemination: Louise Hanson-Dyer's patronage of Gustav HolstDaniela Kaleva. “Patronage through Dissemination: Louise Hanson-Dyer’s Patronage of Gustav Holst.” Context (Parkville, Vic.), no. 37 (2012): 77–91.
- Standard Works for Band: Gustav Holst's First Suite in E♭ Major for Military BandUdell, Budd. “Standard Works for Band: Gustav Holst’s First Suite in E♭ Major for Military Band.” Music educators journal 69, no. 4 (1982): 27–60.
- ‘HAMMERSMITH’ AND THE TWO WORLDS OF GUSTAV HOLSTCantrick, Robert. “‘HAMMERSMITH’ AND THE TWO WORLDS OF GUSTAV HOLST.” Music & letters 37, no. 3 (1956): 211–220.
- Holst and the Linear PrincipleWarrack, John. Holst and the Linear Principle. The Musical Times. Vol. 115. London: Novello & Company, Ltd, 1974.
- AN ASTRONOMER'S GUIDE TO HOLST'S The PlanetsReid, James. AN ASTRONOMER’S GUIDE TO HOLST’S The Planets. Sky and Telescope. Vol. 121. Cambridge: F & W Publications, Inc, 2011.
- HOLST, HARDY, THE HEATH, AND AN ECLIPSETOLLEY, DAVID. “HOLST, HARDY, THE HEATH, AND AN ECLIPSE.” The Hardy Society journal 13, no. 1 (2017): 72–75.
- Gustav Holst, "Songs of the West", and the English Folk Song MovementGraebe, Martin. “Gustav Holst, ‘Songs of the West’, and the English Folk Song Movement.” Folk music journal 10, no. 1 (2011): 5–41.
- Metric and Pitch Tension in Gustav Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War"Smith, Jayson. “Metric and Pitch Tension in Gustav Holst’s ‘Mars, the Bringer of War.’” Indiana theory review 38 (2023): 36-.
- First Performances - Manchester: Colin Matthews's "Pluto"Head, Raymond. “First Performances - Manchester: Colin Matthews’s ‘Pluto.’” Tempo. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Pluto, Paradoxically, Joins ‘The Planets’“Pluto, Paradoxically, Joins ‘The Planets.’” New York Times (Online). New York: New York Times Company, 2006.
- HOW DID HOLST CONDUCT ‘THE PLANETS’?Gibbs, Alan. “HOW DID HOLST CONDUCT ‘THE PLANETS’?” Tempo (London) 66, no. 261 (2012): 51–58.
- Gustav Holst's The Planets (1917) as Psychological "Mood Pictures"PowerPoint Presentation
- Astronomy and MusicArticle
- AN ANALYSIS OF GUSTAV HOlST'S THE PLANETSA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of Arts in Music - FOLK SONGS AND THE PLANETSThesis
University of Dayton - The Planets, Reimagined: Translating Science Into MusicHonors Project