The most famous movement of the suite is the fourth, “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity.” “Jupiter” was a focal piece of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2, 1953, and was considered a contemporary masterpiece at the time. The seven-movement orchestral suite was written by the English composer Gustav Holst over the course of three years starting in 1914.
Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity,” from “The Planets,” performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.As Gambaccini put it, “the position is similar to that of poet laureate.” The holder of the post would serve the monarch of the day in a plethora of ways, directing royal ensembles and composing or commissioning music. The composer, Englishman Edward Elgar, held the highly regarded position of Master of the King's Music.
The young Elizabeth was among a small selective audience that saw the Suite’s second-ever performance. This seven-movement piece was completed in 1931 when Elizabeth was just 5 years old and was written as a tribute to her, her newborn sister Margaret and the girl’s mother, the then-Duchess of York.
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