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103. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Mon Jun 2, 2025, 08:33 PM

Jun 2

Mainly because I never knew jollity was a word.

Holst wrote this suite in 1916. Pluto wasn't discovered until 1930, and was considered a planet until it was unceremoniously demoted in 2006. I wonder what Holst would have written for Pluto. What he wrote for Uranus was rather animated (Uranus, the magician). I'm betting he would have written something very barren for Pluto.

And in the headline of 2025, so far, we have

"Uranus emits more heat than previously thought"

snicker, snicker.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/uranus-energy-planet-sun

As an orchestra musician, I have probably played that suite 5 or 6 times. That is one that never gets stale for me. The whole suite is an excellent musical adventure. I hope I can do it a couple more times before I retire from playing.

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