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This work’s composer said its fifth movement was his favorite, as it “not only brings physical decay but also a vision of fulfillment.” Trombones introduce the B minor melody in that movement of this work, which features a ticking theme. At his last Young People’s Concert, Leonard Bernstein improvised an “unpredictable” extra movement of this work. The Hallé Orchestra commissioned Colin Matthews to write a new movement of this piece partly titled “the (*) Renewer.” This work opens with col legno (“LEN-yo”) strings playing an ominous ostinato in 5/4 (“five-four”). One movement in this work was adapted into the hymn “I Vow to Thee, My Country” and is subtitled “The Bringer of Jollity.” For 10 points, name this suite by Gustav Holst inspired by astrology. ■END■
ANSWER: The Planets [prompt on “Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age” or “Mars, the Bringer of War” or “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity”]
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