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The slower movements of "The Planets" are all longer than the faster ones. The fifth movement, "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age," besides being slower, has a coda that makes it the longest of all.

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Who wrote a piece of symphonic music for seven of the planets in our Solar System?

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Earth is missing from The Planets by Holst.


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Which composer wrote the planets suite?

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