Holst: The Planets

Richard Greene

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511620171

Holst: The Planets

This book is the first comprehensive guide to Holst's popular orchestral suite The Planets. It considers the music in detail and places the work in its historical context, describing the circumstances of its composition and its meteoric rise to popular acclaim. Starting with Holst's particular interest in astrology, Professor Greene explores the plotting of the work's central melodic and harmonic gestures to reveal a profound statement of human character and Holst's own psychological journey toward the mystic state. Using parallels in the verbal arts Greene weaves a fascinating tale of musical communication. An understanding of The Planets is crucial to a full appreciation of Holst's profound late works, and Greene's systematic appraisal provides the first revealing light in this direction.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-8

1 - Holst and the two Londons
pp 9-17

2 - Genesis
pp 18-29

3 - Reception
pp 30-39

4 - The character plots (1): Mars to Mercury
pp 40-54

5 - The character plots (2): Jupiter to Neptune
pp 55-67

6 - On becoming The Planets: the overall design
pp 68-82

Epilogue
pp 83-85

Appendices

1 - Holst's public performances, 1908–21
pp 86-89

2 - Comparison of tempos in selected recordings of The Planets
pp 90-92

Notes
pp 93-96

Select bibliography
pp 97-98

Index
pp 99-100

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