One melody from this work was adapted into the hymn Thaxted, and later into "O God beyond All Praising." Its penultimate move
One melody from this work was adapted into the hymn Thaxted, and later into "O God beyond All Praising." Its penultimate movement, featuring prominent tympani, is dominated by a repeated four-note phrase, and its fifth movement develops a pattern of two chords that sounds like a ticking clock. Its final movement contains a wordless choir, while part of the fourth inspired Cecil Spring-Rice's patriotic song "I Vow to thee my Country." Its opening movement is a distinctive rhythmic ostinato in 5/4 time, and its sections are known as the Mystic, the Magician, and The Bringer of War. For 10 points, name this suite by Gustav Holst, to which Colin Matthews added "Pluto."
One melody from this work was adapted into the hymn Thaxted, and later into "O God beyond All Praising."
The Planets Suite