Hi, what do you want to do?
Music Matters
Holst's use of Impressionist Colour - Composer Insights
An insight into the orchestration and harmonic language contained within Holst’s “Venus - the bringer of peace” from his Suite ‘The Planets’. Holst makes an original and colourful combination of a Horn solo with 4 Flutes and 3 Oboes,...
Free School
Venus, Bringer of Peace, by Gustav Holst from The Planets - FreeSchool Radio
The Planets, a suite with seven movements, was written by the English composer Gustav Holst between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is meant to represent a different planet: This one, the second movement, is meant to represent...
Free School
Mars, Bringer of War by Gustav Holst from The Planets - FreeSchool Radio
The Planets, a suite with seven movements, was written by the English composer Gustav Holst between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is meant to represent a different planet: This one, the first movement, is meant to represent...
Free School
Mercury the Winged Messenger, by Gustav Holst from The Planets - FreeSchool Radio
The Planets, a suite with seven movements, was written by the English composer Gustav Holst between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is meant to represent a different planet: This one, the third movement, is meant to represent...
Curated Video
Classical Halloween Music 🎃 Owl Presents Dramatic, Dark and Spooky Music for Halloween 🦉
The perfect classical music playlist to get in the mood for Halloween and a great introduction to some of the most dramatic classical music! I hope that you enjoy the cute Halloween Owl's favourite classical Halloween tracks and it gets...
Curated Video
Instrument: Euphonium
In this film, Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Trombone, Byron Fulcher, introduces the euphonium, an instrument that is an occasional visitor to the orchestra. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:18 Meaning of "euphonium" 00:40 Choices when buying a...
Be Smart
The Science and Beauty of Auroras
Did you know that Earth is one of three planets that experiences auroras? A video explains what happens when the magnetic sun throws giant balls of plasma at the earth. It includes both the beauty and the damage an aurora can...