radio waves

[einahpets]

Since I'm a space nerd and a classical music lover let's have a post comparing Holst's Jupiter and Saturn to the actual radio waves emitted by Jupiter and Saturn.

Holst's The Planets Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity

"BBC Proms 2009 - Holst - Jupiter" (Watch on YouTube)

Actual radio waves emitted by the planet Jupiter

"Jupiter (radio waves)" (Watch on YouTube)

Holst's The Planets Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age

"Holst-Planets Suite-Saturn-Proms 2009" (Watch on YouTube)

Actual radio waves emitted by the planet Saturn

"The Eerie Sounds Of Saturn" (Watch on YouTube)

CREEPY!

Comments

[viasapientis.livejournal.com]

I definitely like Jupiter's composition better, though.

[reni-m.livejournal.com]

You should listen to the other planets!

[viasapientis.livejournal.com]

You know, I listened to the entirety of Jupiter... and when I got to a certain part, I just RECOGNIZED it. I couldn't figure out why. So, I pulled up iTunes and searched for "Jupiter." It turns out that it was one of the songs the all-county orchestra did when I was in Middle School. I wasn't even in the orchestra, though... I was in the chorus... so it's bizarre that I even remembered that. And I definitely will listen to the other planets. Since starting my new job (more or less writing/illustrating educational comic books... right now, the series is on science), I have become... obsessed with Astronomy. ;D

[reni-m.livejournal.com]

You might have also heard the medley as a British hymn. Holst adapted it to include lyrics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEUxgazdA-g

Holst never wrote a Pluto, so if you find any of those it's written in the style of Holst.

I love astronomy and some of the physics that go into the universe!