SUMMARY

Retrograde explores Gustav Holst’s iconic Planets Suite in a variety of new ways through harmonic, melodic, metric and palindromic manipulation.

INFORMATION

Year Commissioned: 2024
Difficulty: Grade 3/3.5
Duration: 6:40

Front ensemble by Alex Thode & Rob Sullens
Battery by Rob Sullens
Program coordination by Dan Morrison

Commissioned by the Bridge City High School Marching Band (TX) — Miss Tami Goss, Director 

REPERTOIRE

Main Titles from Dante’s Peak — James Newton Howard*
The Planets: III. Mercury — Gustav Holst
The Planets IV. Jupiter — Gustav Holst
The Planets VII. Neptune — Gustav Holst
The Planets I. Mars — Gustav Holst

*COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE NEEDED

featured solos or sections:

Alto sax solo
Trombone solo
Baritone solo

PRICING

Winds — $1,000
Winds & Full Percussion — $2,000
Individual Movements (w/ Perc.) — $750