有甚麼樂曲是以星空為題?

老實說古典時期很少音樂家創作關於星空的音樂, 較近代是著名的是英國作曲家霍爾斯特Gustav Holst 於1913年開始創作, 於1918年首演的行星組曲 The Planets Suite, 其中以組曲第二樂章: 金星,和平使者Venus, the Bringer of Peace的意境較為適合, 較為次選則為第三樂章: Mercury, the Winged Messenger水星-飛行的使者, 第五樂章: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age 土星-老年的使者 . 本地太空館的影片有很多時都會用上行星組曲作配樂
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金星
http://oldworld.cn/mdown/L2RhdGE3L011c2ljL2NsYXNzaWNhbC8lQjAlRDglQzElRDYlQjAlQUUlQzAlRDYlQzAlRDYlQ0QlQzUvJUI5JUM1JUI1JUU0JUQyJUY0JUMwJUQ2LyJWZW51cyxUaGUgQnJpbmdlciBPZiBQZWFjZSIubXAz/%22Venus%2CThe+Bringer+Of+Peace%22.mp3

水星
http://www.boyunglee.com/music/holst/3.ThePlanetsop.32Mercury.mp3

土星
http://qingdan.cn/mdown/L2RhdGE3L011c2ljL2NsYXNzaWNhbC8lQjAlRDglQzElRDYlQjAlQUUlQzAlRDYlQzAlRDYlQ0QlQzUvJUI5JUM1JUI1JUU0JUQyJUY0JUMwJUQ2LyJTYXR1cm4sVGhlIEJyaW5nZXIgT2YgT2xkIEFnZSIubXAz/%22Saturn%2CThe+Bringer+Of+Old+Age%22.mp3

The Planets Op. 32 [1] is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Notable for its elaborate score for large orchestra with some unusual instruments, The Planets is the most-performed composition by an English composer.[1] Its first complete public performance was on October 10, 1920 in Birmingham, with Appleby Matthews conducting. However, an earlier invitation-only premiere occurred during World War I on September 29, 1918, in London's Royal Albert Hall, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult[1].
The elaborate score of The Planets produces unusual, complex sounds by using some unusual instruments[2] and multiples of instruments in the large orchestra (like Mahler's Sixth of 1906), such as three oboes, three bassoons, two piccolos, two harps, bass oboe, two timpani players, glockenspiel, celesta, xylophone, tubular bells, and organ (see "Instrumentation" below). Holst had been influenced by Stravinsky, [3] who used four oboes and four bassoons in his Rite of Spring (1912-1913) and by Schoenberg's 1909 composition titled "Five Pieces for Orchestra".[3]






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Holst: The Planets - Mars


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Holst: The Planets - Venus


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Holst: The Planets - Mercury


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Holst: The Planets - Jupiter


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Holst: The Planets - Saturn


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Holst: The Planets - Uranus


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Holst: The Planets - Neptune