Holst pieces
"The Planets" is a what type of classical music?
An orchestral suite
Which instruments did Holst play?
Piano, Trombone, Violin, + Organ
Who was a female composer composing around the same time that we spoke about? Hint: "Night" "Symphony in E minor".
Florence Price
Bringer of Peace?
Venus
Which style of music was invented during this time. Think Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer"
Ragtime!
How many Military Concert Band Suites did he write that we heard?
Two
1. First Suite in Eb Military Band
2. Second Suite in F for Military band
When did Holst live (dates)?
1874-1934
Which composer was Holst's best friend?
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mercury
What type of classical music were Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy composing at the same time?
Impressionistic music- Classical music
Which piece did Holst write after a school that he worked for?
St. Paul's Suite
Which composer was composing around the same time with the last name Coleridge?
Samual Coleridge-Taylor, named after the poet
Saturn?
Bringer of Old Age
Which war happened while Holst wrote "The Planets"
WWI
What was his symphony in F called that we heard?
Cotswold
Holst worked at which school?
St. Paul's for girls
Composer who invented the leitmotif inspired Holst?
Richard Wagner
Neptune?
The Mystic
What period of classical music had ended about this time?
Post-Romantic
Which suite did Holst write at the same time as "The Planets"?
Japanese Suite
What were some of Holst's interests?
Composing (duh)
Indian music
Spiritualism
Literature
Astrology
What type of classical music came after Holst?
Minimalistic, Modern, 12 tone, and/or "outsider" music, avant-guard, film music, and more.
"Mars" features which odd time signature?
5/4
When "the Planets" was performed what pandemic took over the world?
Influenza pandemic