Round 1: Tossup 18

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. In 2000, Colin Matthews (-5[1])composed an addition to this piece subtitled “the Renewer.” (-5[1])The first (10[1])movement of this piece begins with strings playing a 5/4 (“five-four”) col legno (10[1])(“LAIN-yo”) ostinato with brass fanfare. The folk tune “Thaxted” was excerpted from this piece of music, which eventually became the basis for the hymn “I Vow to Thee, My Country.” (10[1])Two movements of this piece are subtitled “the Bringer of Jollity” (10[2])and “the Bringer of War.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this suite by Gustav Holst (10[1])depicting the celestial (10[1])bodies of the (10[1])Solar System. ■END■

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