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Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
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Gustav Holst's 'The Planets': a guide
5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
A favourite movement of Holst’s, Saturn is quite a shift from the positive music heard in Jupiter. The opening is slow and almost unsettling, until the music expands into a heavy march.
