The Planets

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orchestral suite programmatic composition

The Planets is a seven-movement orchestral suite by Gustav Holst, inspired by the astrological characters of the planets in the solar system and renowned for its vivid, programmatic depiction of each one.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
The Planets canonical	7
Gustav Holst's The Planets	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6922269 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Planets
Context triple: [Gustav Holst, notableWork, The Planets]

A. Blues for a Red Planet
"Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
B. Horizons
Horizons was a beloved Epcot dark ride that offered guests an immersive, optimistic vision of future living through detailed scenes and advanced audio-animatronics.
C. Horizons
Horizons is a pop-rock studio album by American singer-songwriter Kris Allen that showcases his melodic songwriting and acoustic-driven sound.
D. Horizons
Horizons is a French centre-right political party founded by former prime minister Édouard Philippe, generally aligned with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist majority.
E. Horizons
Horizons is a showcase section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival that presents notable and acclaimed films from around the world outside the main competition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Planets
Target entity description: The Planets is a seven-movement orchestral suite by Gustav Holst, inspired by the astrological characters of the planets in the solar system and renowned for its vivid, programmatic depiction of each one.

A. Blues for a Red Planet
"Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
B. Horizons
Horizons was a beloved Epcot dark ride that offered guests an immersive, optimistic vision of future living through detailed scenes and advanced audio-animatronics.
C. Horizons
Horizons is a French centre-right political party founded by former prime minister Édouard Philippe, generally aligned with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist majority.
D. Horizons
Horizons is a showcase section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival that presents notable and acclaimed films from around the world outside the main competition.
E. Horizons
Horizons is a pop-rock studio album by American singer-songwriter Kris Allen that showcases his melodic songwriting and acoustic-driven sound.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral suite ⓘ programmatic composition ⓘ
associatedWith	Royal Albert Hall (performances) ⓘ linked to: Royal Albert Hall
catalogueNumber	Op. 32 ⓘ
composer	Gustav Holst ⓘ
composerNationality	British ⓘ
compositionEndYear	1917 ⓘ
compositionStartYear	1914 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Adrian Boult (associated with early performances) ⓘ linked to: Sir Adrian Boult
excludesPlanet	Earth ⓘ Pluto ⓘ
firstCompletePerformanceYear	1920 ⓘ
firstPerformanceType	semi-private ⓘ
genre	orchestral music ⓘ suite ⓘ
hasArrangement	piano duet arrangement by Gustav Holst ⓘ various concert band arrangements ⓘ
hasKeyCharacteristic	each movement portrays a planet’s astrological character rather than its astronomical properties ⓘ
hasMovementOrder	Mars–Venus–Mercury–Jupiter–Saturn–Uranus–Neptune ⓘ
influenceOn	film music ⓘ science-fiction soundtracks ⓘ
inspiredBy	astrological characters of the planets ⓘ astrology ⓘ
language	instrumental (no sung text) ⓘ
movement	Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity ⓘ Mars, the Bringer of War ⓘ Mercury, the Winged Messenger ⓘ linked to: Mercury (Roman god) Neptune, the Mystic ⓘ Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age ⓘ Uranus, the Magician ⓘ Venus, the Bringer of Peace ⓘ linked to: Venus the Ancestress
notableExcerpt	choral melody from Jupiter later adapted as the hymn tune “Thaxted” ⓘ
notableFeature	large orchestra ⓘ wordless female chorus in Neptune ⓘ
notableMovement	Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity ⓘ Mars, the Bringer of War ⓘ
numberOfMovements	7 ⓘ
orchestrationIncludes	expanded brass section ⓘ large percussion section ⓘ
period	20th-century classical music ⓘ
popularIn	concert repertoire worldwide ⓘ
premiereLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
publisher	Boosey & Hawkes (later editions) ⓘ linked to: Boosey & Hawkes
style	early modern ⓘ late-Romantic ⓘ
workSubject	planets of the Solar System ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gustav Holst → notableWork → The Planets ⓘ

Gustav Holst → composed → The Planets ⓘ

Dava Sobel → notableWork → The Planets ⓘ

Egdon Heath → relatedWorkOfComposer → The Planets ⓘ

Isobel Harrison → spouse notableWork → The Planets ⓘ

Queen's Hall, London → hostedPremiereOf → Gustav Holst's The Planets ⓘ

linked to: The Planets

Solar Fire → basedOn → The Planets ⓘ

I Vow to Thee, My Country → usesMelodyFrom → The Planets ⓘ

subject linked to: poem later adapted as hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country"

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Referenced by (8)

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