Which composer wrote The Planets, an orchestral suite with movements such as Mars and Jupiter?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Gustav Holst
- Step 1: The Planets was composed over nearly three years, between 1914 and 1917, and Holst completed the orchestration during 1917. Answer: Gustav Holst. Why not the others: Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams don't fit.
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