Completed in 1916, the gorgeous orchestral work The Planets features a segment dedicated to each of the solar system's seven known planets other than earth (Pluto was not discovered until 1930).

This arrangement is an adaptation of the composer's own two-piano transcription of the work.  Several errors in the published sheet music have been corrected so as to conform to the harmonies in the orchestral score.  I personally find the last note (F) played by the left hand in bars 133 and 134 to be out of this world.

I believe this to be the only solo-piano transcription of Venus available anywhere in the solar system.  I consider it my principal contribution to the literature.  So enjoy!

Disklavier users:  Set your box to MIDI Definition #1: Grand Piano — Dream mode.  You are in for a real treat!

Holst Planets Venus
piano solo
single-piano