The Planets in Full Score

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Summary: For the serious music lover
Review: If you enjoy score study, make sure you add this to your collection of affordable and useful Dover scores. This masterpiece of the 20th Century deserves careful study.

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Summary: For the serious music lover
Review: If you enjoy score study, make sure you add this to your collection of affordable and useful Dover scores. This masterpiece of the 20th Century deserves careful study.

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Summary: A Must-Have for any "Planets" lover
Review: If you want to unlock the music of The Planets, it's all right here. I have found this score both useful for learning firsthand compositional technique and for gaining a greater appreciation for the work as a whole.

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Summary: Inspirational, moving arrangement
Review: The Planets has always been viewed as a highly acclaimed classical piece, and recently marching bands have been using adapted versions of it for shows. It makes for a very moving performance.

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Summary: Amazing Work!
Review: The Planets has nowadays become a staple in the orchestral repertoire, played all over the world almost as much as pieces like Ravel's Bolero. This giant work uses the orchestra in a highly original way, everything from the harp tremolos to the opening col legno violins, harps, and percussion of the beginning. It paints differents moods and scenes with the rich textures, all the melodies are wonderful. I think that in this work, Holst has truly achieved some of the greatest slow movements ever composed. I could listen to Venus or Saturn for days on end. This works reaches orchestral mastery such as that of Ravel or Mahler, and melodies one will never forget. The Dover edition is very useful, easy to read, with a strong binding and durable cover.

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Summary: Gustav Holst's Magnum Opus in Full Score
Review: The Planets is Holst's masterpiece. It was an epic undertaking, both in size and orchestration, and is hugely influencial on many classical pieces today. Perhaps it was his unique and detailed orchestration that made this work stand out the most. It only takes one look at Dover's wonderful release of the full score to fully realize how monumental it was and to better appreciate it. Holst used every instrument in the orchestra effectively and masterfully integrated them into the piece. Even Rimsky-Korsakov, the master of orchestration, lacks the ingenuity and creativity Holst used with the orchestra in this one. This piece was way beyond of its time and, therefore, I strongly recommend it as a staple to any classical music listener's collection. By looking at it, you'll appreciate the piece much more than you did before and for orchestration fanatics like myself, you won't find any better score in terms of orchestral complexity. It's fun just following along with the piece.

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Summary: Gustav Holst's Magnum Opus in Full Score
Review: The Planets is Holst's masterpiece. It was an epic undertaking, both in size and orchestration, and is hugely influencial on many classical pieces today. Perhaps it was his unique and detailed orchestration that made this work stand out the most. It only takes one look at Dover's wonderful release of the full score to fully realize how monumental it was and to better appreciate it. Holst used every instrument in the orchestra effectively and masterfully integrated them into the piece. Even Rimsky-Korsakov, the master of orchestration, lacks the ingenuity and creativity Holst used with the orchestra in this one. This piece was way beyond of its time and, therefore, I strongly recommend it as a staple to any classical music listener's collection. By looking at it, you'll appreciate the piece much more than you did before and for orchestration fanatics like myself, you won't find any better score in terms of orchestral complexity. It's fun just following along with the piece.

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Summary: If you want to hear The Planets cry out, buy this score!
Review: This is one of the most beautiful works of Holst. It is just a wonderful piece of art that unleashes the true power and beauty of The Planets. If you want to hear a magnificant piece, purchase this today!

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Summary: If you want to hear The Planets cry out, buy this score!
Review: This is one of the most beautiful works of Holst. It is just a wonderful piece of art that unleashes the true power and beauty of The Planets. If you want to hear a magnificant piece, purchase this today!

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Summary: A must have
Review: This score is a must have for any musician. The well written score dives into one of the best suites of the century. The Planets rocks.