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Jupiter Aus Die Planeten Op. 30 By Holst

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Jupiter Aus Die Planeten Op. 32 composed by Gustav Holst is a very powerful composition. This piece is consisted of woodwinds, brass, percussion and strings. The Planets transport listeners into a universe of mystery and fascination. As it starts it makes people think of every space based show they have ever watched. The experience is like going through space on a spaceship in shows like Star Wars and star trek. It as the song progressed it felt as though there was a battle in space. Listening to The Planets while in the dark illuminates the mind to the sun, asteroids, planets, moons and other stars. I can see asteroids flying by me as I close my eyes and try to imagine. Gustav Holst was born Gustavus Theodore von Holst in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,

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