Holst The Planets | Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Explore Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus through the music of Gustav Holst. Each of the links below will take you to a different planet, and you can also download your own resource pack from the bottom of this page. Enjoy!

Mars, the Bringer of War

Learn about Gustav Holst, the composer of The Planets Suite, as well as our first planet, Mars.

Explore Music at Home | Holst The Planets | Mars

Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Find out about the largest and oldest planet, and create your own Jupiter creatures using our information and prompts.

Explore Music at Home | Holst The Planets | Jupiter

Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age

Create poems based on our journey so far and the slow and 'plodding' music of Saturn.

Explore Music at Home | Holst The Planets | Saturn

Uranus, the Magician

Use this exciting movement to inspire a dance, changing your movements to match the change of character in the music.

Explore Music at Home | Holst The Planets | Uranus

Download your own Resource Pack for this project!

Explore Holst The Planets original
~ 1.3 MB / PDF

These resources were originally created to accompany the 2018 Virgin Money Fireworks Concert in conjunction with Edinburgh International Festival.