Contrabasses The Planets

Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter

Gustav Holst / Jesse Manabat

I. Mars, The Bringer Of War

 3    
       
Presto

     
3


       
              
6

      
                       
15
3 3 3

 
                          
    
20


                               
29
3 3 3 3


                               
33
3 3 3 3



                               
37
3 3 3 3

 
       
                
              
41
3 3 3

 
          
   
                         
2

        
45

                                           
       
50

         
          
          
      
55

       
  
               
61

  

                        

          
70


             
                
77

    

           
        
84

     

                              
 
Vivace


94



       
                
                  
96

   
                      
 
99

 cresc. 
    
          
3

     
               
103

 

       
(cresc.)

           
               
105

      Presto3
(cresc.)

           
rit.


                
107

 
3


       
            


110
3

     
                
 
  
 
117

   
    
              
          
          
126

 

   
                          
     
                       
139

   
         
                      

             
     
144

  

         
       
rall.

   
149

 
           
    
158
4

 3
                            
rit.

         
162
3


 

169

   
 
Adagio


  
           
2


  
  
   
 

    
    
19 rall. Andante


         
           
62 rall. Largo Adagio

   

    
     
 
71

III. Mercury, The Winged Messenger

 
                   
 =120 
             
Vivace

  
pizz.


     
                 
5


    
7

        

        
           
    
  
     
  
22
arco


         
                      
        
29


  
                      
     
         
51

 
 
            
                           
 
61

  
 
             

                

    
70

 
         
               

 
  
              
   
    
  
77 staccato


                  
      
             
      

 
83

   
      
                

98

  

      
                   

     
   
104


6

 

122

 

IV. Jupiter - The Bringer Of Jolity

        

 
             
Allegro

      
  



         
        
          
12

 
 
          


     

             
21

   
 
            
           
35 Presto

 
 
      

   

   

   

 
50

         
                    
60


                              
70

            

        
 
80

3 3
    
7

 
              
Adagio

      
88
3

  
                      
104

 
             


  
       
Allegro

   
112

  

    
 
   
        
 
              
124

 

      
                 
139 Lento accel.

  
    
      
         
(accel.) Presto

     
146

  
  
155

 