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One movement of this piece opens with the fortissimo motif [read slowly] “G, E-flat, up to A, down to B” played by the brass, a cryptogram of alternate letters of the composer’s name. (-5[6])In 2000, (-5[1])Colin Matthews (-5[1])composed an addition to this piece (10[1])subtitled (10[1]-5[1])“the (-5[1])Renewer.” (10[2]-5[2])The first (10[1])movement (10[2])of this piece (10[3]-5[1])begins (10[1])with (10[2])strings playing (10[1])a 5/4 (10[1]-5[1])(“five-four”) col legno (10[4])(“LAIN-yo”) ostinato (10[6]-5[1])with brass fanfare. (10[2])The folk tune (10[2])“Thaxted” was (10[1])excerpted (10[1])from this piece (10[1])of music, (-5[1])which eventually became the basis (-5[1])for the hymn (10[1])“I Vow to Thee, (-5[1])My Country.” (10[7]-5[1])Two (10[1])movements (10[1])of this piece (10[1])are subtitled (10[1])“the Bringer of (10[2])Jollity” (10[11]-5[1])and (10[5])“the Bringer (10[4])of (10[1])War.” (10[10]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[2])name this suite by Gustav Holst (10[2])depicting (10[2])the celestial (10[1])bodies (10[1])of the (10[3])Solar (10[1])System. (10[3])■END■ (10[11])

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