Description
Gustav Holst wrote his suite The Planets during the early years of the First World War. The expansive movement, Jupiter, contained a tune that Holst later used to set the poem by Cecil Spring-Rice, I Vow To Thee, My Country. Originally set for unison voices with orchestra, Holst adapted it as a hymn tune and called it Thaxted, named after the village where he lived for many years. The American composer, Geoff Knorr, incorporated Holst’s music into his score for the strategy-based video game Civilisation V, where it was used to depict the England of Elizabeth I. It is from this music that this transcription is made.
Duration: 5’40”
