Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The Planets)
by Gustav Holst · Early modern · Expert
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert · Level 5 | 5 of 5 | C major | 3:14 |
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- Era
- Early modern (1890–1930)
- Mood
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Written by Gustav Holst, Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The Planets) is unhurried and gentle, in the early-20th-century style. The version here is level 5 of 5 (expert), in C major and about 3:14 long. It is one of the 50 most popular pieces in our library.
How to play Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The Planets) on piano
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- Slow practice is the fastest way forward: loop the difficult bars at 50% until they are clean, then 75%, then full speed.
- Decide on fingering early for fast passages and write it down; changing fingering later costs more time than it saves.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
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License and credits
Arranged by a MuseScore user, from the PDMX dataset. License: Public Domain. Source: MuseScore.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
PDMX files come from the PDMX dataset (Long et al., 2024, CC BY 4.0).
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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