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

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