The Planets by Gustav Holst

Who wrote The Planets?

• Gustav Holst

• Amadeus Mozart

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Antonin Dvorak

What inspired Holst to write The Planets?

• World War 1

• The Death of the Passenger Pigeon

• Astrology and Greek/Roman Mythology

• The Panama Canal

The first movement of The Planets is...

The Planets is presented in order from the sun to the outer planets of our solar system.

• True

• False

Pluto is the last movement of The Planets.

• True

• False

How many movements are in The Planets?

From beginning to end, how long is The Planets?

• 11 minutes

• 50 minutes

• 3 hours

• An hour and half

How many beats are in a measure in 5/4 time?

Mercury is known as the...

• Bringer of War

• Bringer of Jollity

• Mystic

• Winged Messenger

The opening bars of Saturn have been described as a...

• funeral march

• ticking clock

• carousel

• great tune