Instrumentation |
Female Chorus: SSA, SSA (last movement only)
Orchestra: piccolo (also flute), 2 flutes, alto flute (also flute, piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd also bass oboe), english horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba, 6 timpani (2 players), triangle, side drum, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, gong, xylophone, bells, glockenspiel, celesta, 2 harps, organ, strings |
Sections |
- Mars, the Bringer of War. Allegro
- Venus, the Bringer of Peace. Adagio
- Mercury, the Winged Messenger. Vivace
- Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity. Allegro giocoso
- Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age. Adagio
- Uranus, the Magician. Allegro
- Neptune, the Mystic. Andante – Allegretto
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