When Gustav Holst was composing Mars, World War I was raging in Europe and he imagined this is what it sounded like when the soldiers went to battle. He also found inspiration from Alan Leo's book 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘴 𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘐𝘴 𝘐𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵, which describes Mars as aggressive and one who uses animal instincts.
Even though I am not the target audience, I found this very fun and insightful. Thank you!
@Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Thanks so much for putting this together! I plan to use this material with a mixed-age class coming soon.
This is GREAT!!! I am sharing with my students! THANKS!!
this is a great resource for group lessons with kids - thanks for putting this together!!
Yes Prince!
Why does Mars make me imagine the German Blitzkrieg?
When Gustav Holst was composing Mars, World War I was raging in Europe and he imagined this is what it sounded like when the soldiers went to battle. He also found inspiration from Alan Leo's book 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘴 𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘐𝘴 𝘐𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵, which describes Mars as aggressive and one who uses animal instincts.
@@definitelynotbrenner But if you listen to Mars it reminds me of WW2 and the German bombing raids on London back during the Blitz