I. Mars, Bringer of War- The use of dynamic changes like crescendos and decrescendos really create a sense of excitement throughout the piece. The triplets played by all of the horns also add to this excitement. It seems as though John Williams, the composer for the Star Wars movies, took a lot of inspiration from this piece of music. The low reed sound at around 3:20 creates a mysterious and almost foreboding feeling. The finally with the sharp staccato rhythm really brings the piece together at the end.
II. Venus, Bringer of Peace- Holst uses a much softer tone and lighter instruments for the beginning of this piece giving it a drastically different feel compared to the first movement. Because of all of the dramatic violin parts, this …show more content…
32 is that they are in the order of the zodiac, skipping Aries for the sun. Another explanation is that Jupiter is the center and the beginning movements and ending movements are mirrors of each other. That would make Mars and Neptune, Venus and Uranus, and Mercury and Saturn mirroring each other. Mars' theme of being war stems from the Roman beliefs, but it also describes the landscape of Mars because of it's red tone. Venus being the bringer of peace connects with it's bright luminescent surface like a beacon of hope. Mercury as the messenger is representative of it's orbit around the sun. Jupiter shows it jollity through it's sheer size. Saturn looks like an old man with a receding hair line, representing the bringer of old age. Uranus shows it's magical side by rotating on it's side, making it unique from the other planets. Neptune is mystical because it's the furthest planet from the Sun. The movement Neptune ends with a decrescendo, forcing the listener to really listen to the end of the movement. This relates to the aesthetics of space past Neptune because it is so far away that we need the most powerful telescopes to be able to see that
II. Venus, Bringer of Peace- Holst uses a much softer tone and lighter instruments for the beginning of this piece giving it a drastically different feel compared to the first movement. Because of all of the dramatic violin parts, this …show more content…
32 is that they are in the order of the zodiac, skipping Aries for the sun. Another explanation is that Jupiter is the center and the beginning movements and ending movements are mirrors of each other. That would make Mars and Neptune, Venus and Uranus, and Mercury and Saturn mirroring each other. Mars' theme of being war stems from the Roman beliefs, but it also describes the landscape of Mars because of it's red tone. Venus being the bringer of peace connects with it's bright luminescent surface like a beacon of hope. Mercury as the messenger is representative of it's orbit around the sun. Jupiter shows it jollity through it's sheer size. Saturn looks like an old man with a receding hair line, representing the bringer of old age. Uranus shows it's magical side by rotating on it's side, making it unique from the other planets. Neptune is mystical because it's the furthest planet from the Sun. The movement Neptune ends with a decrescendo, forcing the listener to really listen to the end of the movement. This relates to the aesthetics of space past Neptune because it is so far away that we need the most powerful telescopes to be able to see that