SYS65 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I love the whole suite, it has just everything, war, happiness, slowness, fastness, joy, sadness, mystery... Perhaps my favorite is Mars, I have always liked War Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Whoops I forgot about that ol' chesnut..Ok my list is now : Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune. Saturn is an amazing piece, they all are however...! Of come on! Uranus shoud surely be before Venus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlioz Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yours or his? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qmwne235 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yours, clearly. ("That's Uranus!" :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I think tonality is just great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 CANTINA BAND! hahaha i think cantina band is probably the most single known non-pop piece of music in the world, or at least America. Anyway, my favorite is Mars, which for some reason i can see some backlash coming from Just Tokke about my liking of Mars, but I do like it's powerful-ness and how towards the end Holst repeats that chord 17 (yes, i counted) times and yet each time instead of getting old it just builds more tension. I don't really like jupiter, it sounds a little... gay, as in, the happy kind. And i'm usually not in to mood to hear a happy gay piece like that. I can't say i've ever heard uranus, i think i've only heard venus jupiter and mars but I have all of them also, not to ruin a bad joke but technically speaking "Uranus" is not pronounced Your and Anus with a long A sound, dictionaries (as well as astronomers and NASA's website) say Your-Uh-Nus, with a short A sound :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H. Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I think /ˈjʊərənəs/ is more EU, while /jʊˈreɪnəs/ is more US. Notice that it's not jʊr' , but jʊˈr. So you would say something closer to "YOU-rayness" as opposed to "YOUR-anus". Quit propagating stupid/pointless arguments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana69 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I think /ˈjʊərənəs/ is more EU, while /jʊˈreɪnəs/ is more US.Notice that it's not jʊr' , but jʊˈr. So you would say something closer to "YOU-rayness" as opposed to "YOUR-anus". Quit being a n00b. There. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 hahahai think cantina band is probably the most single known non-pop piece of music in the world, or at least America. Anyway, my favorite is Mars, which for some reason i can see some backlash coming from Just Tokke about my liking of Mars, but I do like it's powerful-ness and how towards the end Holst repeats that chord 17 (yes, i counted) times and yet each time instead of getting old it just builds more tension. I don't really like jupiter, it sounds a little... gay, as in, the happy kind. And i'm usually not in to mood to hear a happy gay piece like that. :huh: Why? I love Mars. It's my 2nd fav. out of the whole piece. (Jupiter is 1st, Uranus is 3rd). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YC26 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 ... because it is loud and bombastic and everything that some people aspire for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Gorrick Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Holst IS really bombastic. He's all balls, no heart + brain. He has his intellectual moments though (Hammersmith) hahahai think cantina band is probably the most single known non-pop piece of music in the world, or at least America. Anyway, my favorite is Mars, which for some reason i can see some backlash coming from Just Tokke about my liking of Mars, but I do like it's powerful-ness and how towards the end Holst repeats that chord 17 (yes, i counted) times and yet each time instead of getting old it just builds more tension. I don't really like jupiter, it sounds a little... gay, as in, the happy kind. And i'm usually not in to mood to hear a happy gay piece like that. I can't say i've ever heard uranus, i think i've only heard venus jupiter and mars but I have all of them also, not to ruin a bad joke but technically speaking "Uranus" is not pronounced Your and Anus with a long A sound, dictionaries (as well as astronomers and NASA's website) say Your-Uh-Nus, with a short A sound :D Oh to be young :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Holst IS really bombastic. He's all balls, no heart + brain. He has his intellectual moments though (Hammersmith) I disagre. Listen to ALL of the movements of The Planets, then go and revise your opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Gorrick Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I disagre. Listen to ALL of the movements of The Planets, then go and revise your opinion. Oh well when you put it that way, how could I have been so blind!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schumann Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Holst is awesome. I can't understand why one would think otherwise. My favorites are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, oh and I guess Mars. Saturn really has an uncanny and magestic feel to it, probably something I'd end up stealing for parts of one of my suites. Jupiter reminds me a lot of a Earth's giant mirror, because of its liveliness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefury2600 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I would probably have to go with Jupiter for my favorite of all the planets. Nothing beats the lush, lyrical section in the middle, gives me chills everytime I listen (which wouldn't be a bad idea right about now... iTunes! Of course Mars is also one of my faves as well. As simple as the main motif is, its friggin brillant. Haha I picked the most over played Planets there are but in my opinion, they are the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schumann Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I mainly like Jupiter for the space sounds, the God Jupiter playing with the alien creatures and exploration of the black air seeping through the atmosphere. Remember it has many moons. It's meant for more than the physical, the only one with ongoing life, the bold brass and fluttering woodwind arpeggios, diminished 7th and augmented harmonies all using the sixth of the scales, and after that, the dancing melody of horn and strings. Very impressionistic, especially the birhythmic descants and bold drawn-out woodwind arpeggios. The most evocative of the pieces at times. It's hard to beat the last 3/7s of that piece, after the boring part in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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