Saturn is the unspoken hero of The Planets in my opinion. The way certain downbeats are delayed is a really cool effect and also thematically appropriate, a good answer to Jupiter much like how Venus is a good answer to Mars. nice stuff
Saturn is one of my personal favourites orchestrally. My former conductor John Curro (RIP - a musical legend and a beautiful man) once said the theme sounded like ambulances coming to collect you.
@@anshshah2363maybe a bit yeah! Dread had some more atmospheric music than other games, and some of the planets (especially Uranus and Neptune) have an atmospheric feel to them.
Mars: Menacing, Aggressive, Brutal, It's Telegraph-like beat seems like a premonition of an upcoming conflict. (Holst composed Planets in 1913, right before WWI). Venus: Calm, Serene, dreamy and gentle, as if angel was touching the piano's keys with it's wings. Mercury: Energetic, light and spry, this quick little scherzo perfectly mirrors the celerity and quirkiness of both first planet of Solar System, and the Graeco-Roman Messenger of Gods it was named after. Jupiter: Joyous, Festive and carefree at first, but then becomes a very solemn, grand, but still a very happy, uplifting anthem. Quite Jovial, right? Saturn: Dark, Heavy and Existential. With it's almost non-existant melody, and pendulum like cadenza, Saturn is very nihilistic piece, that perfectly contrasts with Jupiter's jolliness. I always get shivers when the bells start to ring the death knell. But not all of this piece is dreary, as towards the end a few calm tones portray the acceptance of our mortality. Uranus: Excentric, Bombastic and comedic it it's grandiosity. Uranus is a whimsical romp through the keyboard. Heavily inspired by Dukas' "Sorcerer's Apprentice", it is trully a brilliant and magical show, with a massive tutti chord in the grand finale. Neptune: Enigmatic, Nebulous and Bizarre, Neptune is the planet farthest from the Sun, and Holst portrays it with a shimmering harp and formless tones. It is weird, baffling, obtuse and mysterious, and it only gets more alien, when a disembodied voice of space sirens (in truth a choir of female singers located in the neighbouring room) start to sing their wordless call, which, like any other mystery then fades into darkness of cosmos...
They’re suppose to represent the Zodiac. Holst was very big into astrology. Aries the Warrior Mars. The suite starts with Mars / Aries being the first sign of the Zodiac. Venus - Libra / Taurus - the bringers of peace. Mercury - Gemini. Jupiter - Sagittarius. Saturn - Capricorn. Uranus - Aquarius. Neptune Pisces.
0:00 Mars, the Bringer of War: Mars was very powerful and harsh - cruel even. It definitely expressed fear and death. 7:23 Venus, the Bringer of Peace: Venus was very soft and dreamy. Sleepy sometimes, especially towards the end. 15:40 Mercury, the Winged Messenger: Mercury was hoppy, exciting, bold, and even in one part gentle. Many points in the music sound like running feet. If you know mythology, it really sounds like the god Mercury. 19:45 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity: Jupiter was very happy and jolly (hence the name). It felt like something to be played at a festival or festive event like that. It made me feel so happy and energized. 27:27 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age: Saturn felt so sluggish and depressing, but at the same time sort of creepy. Probably because it brings old age, and also death. 37:52 Uranus, the Magician: Uranus sounded like an awe inspiring performance. It’s exciting and enchanting. 43:48 Neptune, the Mystic: Neptune was very slow and magical. Also very horrifying it’s own way. It sounded eery and in some points, like sprinkling water. I think my favorites were Mercury and Uranus. Thank you so much for reading! 😁
I love Venus and Neptune. Venus feels like falling asleep after such a long, stressful day at school or work and waking up on a cloud and you feel relaxed and rested and some sort of love and peace that you have never felt outside of this dream world. Neptune reminds me of waking up and feeling the apprehension of school, work, or some other place. You sometimes feel excited to see your friends or someone else but you feel the nervousness and tension the closer you get. The majestic chords remind me of approaching a castle or abandoned place as well.
The whole suite is masterfully constructed . Everyone loves Jupiter but I recently started liking Uranus, Venus , but I think I like the best now is mercury.
I've only listened to the Mars theme so far, but this is already so freaking GOOD! You guys arranged this piece so well, it's hit me with some inspiration- I wanna get home from work and arrange this for wind band!!! ...ah, who am I kidding, I'm playing video games after my shift 😂😂😂 Real talk though, you two- and even the other SMB arrangers- are all great. As a fellow arranger who does it as a hobby, I don't really have much motivation in life, since I'm only 21 and very lost in life. These arrangements are one of the few things that motivate my creative side and make me want to better myself, keep doing great stuff ❤️❤️
I discovered the Planets because of you, and I couldn't believe how well you transcribed them to piano. I was so inspired by the Planets that I one day want to create a similar multi-part composition dedicated to the Olympian gods using Minecraft noteblocks. Again, fantastic job.
I cannot believe some mad man finally went and did it. Transcribed the ENTIRE Planet Suite for Piano. This is my all time favourite suite so I know what I'm going to spend the next 7 years learning.
22:40 will always be my favorite part of Jupiter. Whenever I hear it, I picture a scene of a rebellious young royal finally coming home after defeating a great threat to take up their crown and lead their kingdom into a new era.
I was hearing this wile writing an essay about María Luisa Bombal, and I gotta say that the essay is way longer than expected, the music really got me inmersed in writting, I absolutely loved it !
I absolutely love this suite. You have done an amazing job arranging it. This version of Jupiter is by far my favourite version I've heard for the piano. Thank you so much!
one of my favorite suites ever :)) we played mars full orchestra at the beginning of the school year in my high school orchestra, such a fun movement I'll never forget
An astounding transcription and recording. Firstly, the acoustic is unbelievable, and the fidelity is amazing. The transcription is also brilliant, in that it captures the essence of all parts, but boils it down to 'what does the ear hear at that point'. Feels as if a player-piano (yes, those old machines with a roll) may have been used to produce this performance, as it has no errors and is uncanny in its precise voicing of chords (as well as playing these perfectly, a human player would slow down or add emphasis to the main tunes). Such a machine has been used in recent history to re-create the recordings of Busoni, Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky et al on a modern grand piano, in a perfect tonal setting. An astonishing recording nonetheless... and something for pianists with two hands to aspire to. What an acoustic, and what a piano.
The planets are named after roman gods who themselves are based on the Greek gods but picturing our celestial neighbor Mars as "ares" or Venus as "Aphrodite" is hard to imagine lol
I’m learning every movement for orchestra (except mercury because it is so fast and Neptune because no choir). I play mallet percussion for Jupiter and Uranus(epic xylophone part in Uranus), as well as the Celesta for Venus. I was also asked to play the harp 1 notes on the celesta on the entirety of Saturn, and portions of Uranus, and harp on Mars(because I don’t have an instrument to play on mars). Love learning all the notes even though I’m reading form 3 different sheet music, and this video gives a lot of help especially for learning Uranus and Saturn. My favorite 2 movements are Saturn and Uranus orchestrally, but on the piano, I loved hearing how Mercury and Saturn sounded, looked like a lot of fun to play! Thanks for helping me get the timings right especially in Uranus and Saturn!
Are you saying that Holst predicted Pluto being degraded to a Dwarf Planet years before it happened?? EDIT: read now he composed this 12 years before Pluto was discovered. Happy accident then!:)
Wasn't expecting this out of the blue! I love this suit. I think people who don't often listen to classical would do too. John Williams based many of his works off of this one, so I think it's good for indoctrinating people into the genre. From what I've heard so far, you've done a nice job arranging it.
@@ZambiblasianOgre I'm not so sure anymore but I think it probably reminded me of One Summer's Day from Spirited Away. There is a similar theme there. There's actually also a SMB video for it. It has this E-A-E-D melody and here it is E♭-A♭-E♭-D♭.
me wondering why there are 8 planets but 7 pieces: petition for holst to compose 8: Earth, the Beginning of Everything /j (it is virtually impossible to encapsulate the spirit of Earth in one piece)
Curious as to how this differs from the original two piano version arranged by Holst. History Press website says most of the piece was composed on piano and was later orchestrated.
Day 366: 1. Cold as Ice by Foreigner 2. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass 3. Lady by Styx 4. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, Running on Ice, or pretty much anything by Billy Joel Please.
Jupiter is masterpiece. It starts out with light cheerfulness and playfulness and then turns into something deeper such as love. Holst is a genius.
And thanks to watching Bluey with my kid the sweeping section makes me cry.
idk the tracks here remind me of the soundtrack of metroid dread (some of the motifs used are very similar sounding)
@@anshshah2363 interesting side note, the song "Mars: Bringer of War" was the inspiration for John Williams' "Imperial March" in the movie Star Wars.
i think you means it turns into turbulent 300 m/s winds and gigantic thunderstorms with a bit of pressures getting insanely high
@@ashleg8350 inspiration with a little plagiarism in there to spice it up.
Saturn is the unspoken hero of The Planets in my opinion. The way certain downbeats are delayed is a really cool effect and also thematically appropriate, a good answer to Jupiter much like how Venus is a good answer to Mars. nice stuff
Saturn is one of my personal favourites orchestrally. My former conductor John Curro (RIP - a musical legend and a beautiful man) once said the theme sounded like ambulances coming to collect you.
idk the tracks here remind me of the soundtrack of metroid dread (some of the motifs used are very similar sounding)
@@SheetMusicBoss Never heard of a conductor being called a beautiful man. Must really have been good for you to praise him like that.
I love the alternating half diminished chords that make it sound like a swinging pendulum.
@@anshshah2363maybe a bit yeah! Dread had some more atmospheric music than other games, and some of the planets (especially Uranus and Neptune) have an atmospheric feel to them.
Mars: Menacing, Aggressive, Brutal, It's Telegraph-like beat seems like a premonition of an upcoming conflict. (Holst composed Planets in 1913, right before WWI).
Venus: Calm, Serene, dreamy and gentle, as if angel was touching the piano's keys with it's wings.
Mercury: Energetic, light and spry, this quick little scherzo perfectly mirrors the celerity and quirkiness of both first planet of Solar System, and the Graeco-Roman Messenger of Gods it was named after.
Jupiter: Joyous, Festive and carefree at first, but then becomes a very solemn, grand, but still a very happy, uplifting anthem. Quite Jovial, right?
Saturn: Dark, Heavy and Existential. With it's almost non-existant melody, and pendulum like cadenza, Saturn is very nihilistic piece, that perfectly contrasts with Jupiter's jolliness. I always get shivers when the bells start to ring the death knell. But not all of this piece is dreary, as towards the end a few calm tones portray the acceptance of our mortality.
Uranus: Excentric, Bombastic and comedic it it's grandiosity. Uranus is a whimsical romp through the keyboard. Heavily inspired by Dukas' "Sorcerer's Apprentice", it is trully a brilliant and magical show, with a massive tutti chord in the grand finale.
Neptune: Enigmatic, Nebulous and Bizarre, Neptune is the planet farthest from the Sun, and Holst portrays it with a shimmering harp and formless tones. It is weird, baffling, obtuse and mysterious, and it only gets more alien, when a disembodied voice of space sirens (in truth a choir of female singers located in the neighbouring room) start to sing their wordless call, which, like any other mystery then fades into darkness of cosmos...
Neptune's my favorite movement
They’re suppose to represent the Zodiac. Holst was very big into astrology. Aries the Warrior Mars. The suite starts with Mars / Aries being the first sign of the Zodiac. Venus - Libra / Taurus - the bringers of peace. Mercury - Gemini. Jupiter - Sagittarius. Saturn - Capricorn. Uranus - Aquarius. Neptune Pisces.
@@michaelsims1160 Yeah, I know that.
0:00 Mars, the Bringer of War: Mars was very powerful and harsh - cruel even. It definitely expressed fear and death.
7:23 Venus, the Bringer of Peace: Venus was very soft and dreamy. Sleepy sometimes, especially towards the end.
15:40 Mercury, the Winged Messenger: Mercury was hoppy, exciting, bold, and even in one part gentle. Many points in the music sound like running feet. If you know mythology, it really sounds like the god Mercury.
19:45 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity: Jupiter was very happy and jolly (hence the name). It felt like something to be played at a festival or festive event like that. It made me feel so happy and energized.
27:27 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age: Saturn felt so sluggish and depressing, but at the same time sort of creepy. Probably because it brings old age, and also death.
37:52 Uranus, the Magician: Uranus sounded like an awe inspiring performance. It’s exciting and enchanting.
43:48 Neptune, the Mystic: Neptune was very slow and magical. Also very horrifying it’s own way. It sounded eery and in some points, like sprinkling water.
I think my favorites were Mercury and Uranus. Thank you so much for reading! 😁
idk the tracks here remind me of the soundtrack of metroid dread (some of the motifs used are very similar sounding)
Good reviews, my favorites are Saturn then Jupiter and Neptune
@@ronfisher5259 thanks 😊
My favorite is Neptune.
My fav: mars, jupiter and mercury (idk)
I love Venus and Neptune.
Venus feels like falling asleep after such a long, stressful day at school or work and waking up on a cloud and you feel relaxed and rested and some sort of love and peace that you have never felt outside of this dream world.
Neptune reminds me of waking up and feeling the apprehension of school, work, or some other place. You sometimes feel excited to see your friends or someone else but you feel the nervousness and tension the closer you get. The majestic chords remind me of approaching a castle or abandoned place as well.
The whole suite is masterfully constructed . Everyone loves Jupiter but I recently started liking Uranus, Venus , but I think I like the best now is mercury.
This has been my favorite piece of orchestral work since childhood. The idea that I can try to play this myself on the piano is intoxicating.
Can't wait for Holst to make a spinoff called "Holst's The Dwarves".
Yes, as he didn’t include Pluto.
idk the tracks here remind me of the soundtrack of metroid dread (some of the motifs used are very similar sounding)
@@channelunknown5060 pretty sure in holst's time Pluto hadn't yet been found.
Pluto was discovered about 10 years after this album
When you said dwarves, I thought, "Grumpy, bringer of wrath," "Sneezy, bringer of storms" "Dopey, bringer of soap," "Doc, the thinker."
Venus is like Novocaine. I would never even think to arrange this on piano. Whole thing is awesome. Thank you.
I've only listened to the Mars theme so far, but this is already so freaking GOOD! You guys arranged this piece so well, it's hit me with some inspiration- I wanna get home from work and arrange this for wind band!!! ...ah, who am I kidding, I'm playing video games after my shift 😂😂😂
Real talk though, you two- and even the other SMB arrangers- are all great. As a fellow arranger who does it as a hobby, I don't really have much motivation in life, since I'm only 21 and very lost in life. These arrangements are one of the few things that motivate my creative side and make me want to better myself, keep doing great stuff ❤️❤️
Thank you so much! Your kind words mean a lot. ❤️🙏
An entire album? Big up to you guys, must've been long to prepare! ^^
I discovered the Planets because of you, and I couldn't believe how well you transcribed them to piano. I was so inspired by the Planets that I one day want to create a similar multi-part composition dedicated to the Olympian gods using Minecraft noteblocks. Again, fantastic job.
I cannot believe some mad man finally went and did it. Transcribed the ENTIRE Planet Suite for Piano. This is my all time favourite suite so I know what I'm going to spend the next 7 years learning.
This is definitely the end result of literally *hundreds* of hours of our cumulative work... so hopefully it's good! 😅
Im currently playing 22:39 in my school orchestra as a cello and its a great peice.
As a fellow cellist, I remember playing Jupiter years ago in school. Still one of my favorite pieces I've performed, and I've done quite a bit.
What an amazing opportunity! I loved playing "real" music as a student - these huge masterpieces were so inspiring.
@@SheetMusicBoss I totally agree
The Intro to Uranus is always a kick to the head when listening at higher volumes, and I don't think I'll ever get tired of it 😄
22:39 its so beautiful
I love this symphony so much - thank you!
22:40 will always be my favorite part of Jupiter. Whenever I hear it, I picture a scene of a rebellious young royal finally coming home after defeating a great threat to take up their crown and lead their kingdom into a new era.
:3
Probably cos it’s the tune of the British hymn “I vow to thee my country”
Remarkable use of colour in chord harmony in this masterpiece.
This is incredible. Big kudos to you guys!
I'm not one to say such things but Venus hits on a level I'm rarely comfortable in. Your performance of it was great.
I was hearing this wile writing an essay about María Luisa Bombal, and I gotta say that the essay is way longer than expected, the music really got me inmersed in writting, I absolutely loved it !
20 seconds from Neptune at 47:00 was used in Final Fantasy Prelude
Damn so I am not the only one who hears that
well its just a minor add9 arpeggio
37:09 I feel like this is where John Williams got inspiration of the Imperial/Darth Vader theme from Star Wars
it's true! He ripped off a lot of Holst TBH
I absolutely love this suite. You have done an amazing job arranging it. This version of Jupiter is by far my favourite version I've heard for the piano. Thank you so much!
one of my favorite suites ever :)) we played mars full orchestra at the beginning of the school year in my high school orchestra, such a fun movement I'll never forget
Beginning of the year? Yikes...
We just made sure we knew what the parts of the instruments were named
I've been searching for a good arrangement of these for months and this is perfect! Thank you!
I had this playing in the background while doing some work. Beautiful
Hell yeah! It will be a pleasure to listen to this on spotify :)
An astounding transcription and recording. Firstly, the acoustic is unbelievable, and the fidelity is amazing. The transcription is also brilliant, in that it captures the essence of all parts, but boils it down to 'what does the ear hear at that point'.
Feels as if a player-piano (yes, those old machines with a roll) may have been used to produce this performance, as it has no errors and is uncanny in its precise voicing of chords (as well as playing these perfectly, a human player would slow down or add emphasis to the main tunes). Such a machine has been used in recent history to re-create the recordings of Busoni, Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky et al on a modern grand piano, in a perfect tonal setting.
An astonishing recording nonetheless... and something for pianists with two hands to aspire to. What an acoustic, and what a piano.
The planets are named after roman gods who themselves are based on the Greek gods but picturing our celestial neighbor Mars as "ares" or Venus as "Aphrodite" is hard to imagine lol
Yooo! This is one of the best classical suites of all time! Thanks for doing a piano version!
I have wanted this for years
I’m learning every movement for orchestra (except mercury because it is so fast and Neptune because no choir). I play mallet percussion for Jupiter and Uranus(epic xylophone part in Uranus), as well as the Celesta for Venus. I was also asked to play the harp 1 notes on the celesta on the entirety of Saturn, and portions of Uranus, and harp on Mars(because I don’t have an instrument to play on mars). Love learning all the notes even though I’m reading form 3 different sheet music, and this video gives a lot of help especially for learning Uranus and Saturn. My favorite 2 movements are Saturn and Uranus orchestrally, but on the piano, I loved hearing how Mercury and Saturn sounded, looked like a lot of fun to play! Thanks for helping me get the timings right especially in Uranus and Saturn!
Jupiter was one of the first pieces I learn off by heart it really excellent.
22:38 i vow to thee my country
Great arrangement. You have made a piano version where I'm not feeling like something is missing.
We now need Holst: the Stars
I've been waiting for it for ages 😃
Are you saying that Holst predicted Pluto being degraded to a Dwarf Planet years before it happened?? EDIT: read now he composed this 12 years before Pluto was discovered. Happy accident then!:)
Today L'Orchestra Cinématique released Holst's The Planets | Epic Trailer Version. You too. What a coincidence.
22:40 is actually the hymm "i vow to thee my country" which itself is popular and a good song.
You THE best piano gamer
Ares- Mars
Aphrodite- Venus
Hermes- Mercury
Zeus- Jupiter
Kronos- Saturn
Ouranos- Uranus
Poseidon- Neptune
Roman Ouranos/Uranus is Caelus, not Uranus
Learn your Gods and Planets ☀️⚫️🟠🌍🔴🟠🪐⚪️🔵🟤
Just a reminder that Mars the bringer of war will use the wood of the bow (if you are playing in string section)
You can feel like a radio astronomer for a hour.
Listening to the Solar System.
Wasn't expecting this out of the blue! I love this suit. I think people who don't often listen to classical would do too. John Williams based many of his works off of this one, so I think it's good for indoctrinating people into the genre. From what I've heard so far, you've done a nice job arranging it.
Oooh, I really like these ones! A lot! Good to see you brought them here
Jupiter is very nostalgic for me, take my like!
I love this album
Yay finally we got Holst's :D
Thanks Sheet Music Boss!
Finally some classical! I love classical.
Venus reminds me of Debussy, so dreamy and serene
I am so happy; I had been hoping for an adaptation of one of my most favorite movements of all time!
The madlads did it. They actually did it. Love "The Planets", this is a good rendition
Now you have to add Colin Matthews' "Pluto, the Renewer."
6:37 sounds familiar
13:00 Can somebody tell me what this reminds me of? I think it's a Ghibli movie. But could also be a Final Fantasy or Zelda game.
Maybe it sounds like the beginning of the theme of Laputa: Castle in the Sky?
@@ZambiblasianOgre I'm not so sure anymore but I think it probably reminded me of One Summer's Day from Spirited Away. There is a similar theme there. There's actually also a SMB video for it. It has this E-A-E-D melody and here it is E♭-A♭-E♭-D♭.
Finally! I’ve been waiting to listen to them uninterrupted
I love playing Mars on Friday night football games it’s such a good stand tune
it's sad how there is no theme for the earth, our blue and green beauty deserves one for what she has done to make us come to life!
Eyyyy I just played Mars for my marching band show
OBRIGADO
I love this
It’s not everyday you hear classical music in 5/4.
Awesome!
0:53 gave me a scare thinking I was gonna get rick rolled.
me wondering why there are 8 planets but 7 pieces:
petition for holst to compose 8: Earth, the Beginning of Everything
/j (it is virtually impossible to encapsulate the spirit of Earth in one piece)
Curious as to how this differs from the original two piano version arranged by Holst. History Press website says most of the piece was composed on piano and was later orchestrated.
Pluto: Am I a joke to you
Pluto has not been discovered yet, and even then the planets were based on astrology not astronomy.
Month 8: can you do exit 404 from
F. I. S. H. Made by timotainment?
Yes! Finally the full thing! Thanks SMB! Btw, dont let Saturn near your children.
Someone could make a 'Cosmos'-esque documentary about our solar system using Holst's music.
this is a lot. nice work guys
i love neptune it gave me goosebumps
mercury really sounded like hermes
I hope you dome day start doing Organ Tutorials. Neptune was originally for Pipe Organ, but should be a Piano/Organ duet.
I say This was a bit of a different taste for me I would say maybe somebody can look forward to in the future maybe but in the end you do you
Holst's spirit applauds you SMB!!👍
You made every heavenly body stand out. Equal measures of praise for Gustav and Andrew.
Mars, Uranus, and Neptune are at a tie for my favorite.
Jupiter is the planet that saved us so we can have enough debris to make rocky planets
0:14 where the earth ❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓
There is none!
Just realised that Jupiter is the theme for Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport
Nice!
Day 366:
1. Cold as Ice by Foreigner
2. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass
3. Lady by Styx
4. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, Running on Ice, or pretty much anything by Billy Joel
Please.
Damn, dedication at it's finest! Let's upvote this man y'all, come on! Get him to the top!
@@THEtylerbarclay Excuse me?
@@THEtylerbarclay I am no bot!
Could u play perpetuum mobile by Penguin Cafe Orchestra?
Can you plz do Alpha from Vangelis ?
I'd like to request Rush E, but it's medium
Please do chopin polonaise and ballades
Some parts of Mercury are similar to the Back to the future theme song.
Madre mía Alberto
NICE
Day 3 of asking for Resting Grounds from Hollow Knight.
Can you please do "the final phase" by deemo R.
Nice, just gonna settle with a nice cup of tea and my good headphones for this.
mars sounding like super mario galaxy boss music
HOLY SHIT
Day 359 telling sheet music boss we love them
can't wait for the anniversary!
Do the illegal thing. Slow E 😈