This is a wonderful read. My personal favourites have always been Jupiter and Mars, Holst's depth and power of composition is just wonderful and immortal. You can also hear a lot of Holst in John Williams, although I would argue that you could hear more Dvořák, Jerry Goldsmith, and Tchaikovsky, but I think Williams is just very good at covering it up - contrafaction just isn't the same if you get caught. I look forward to reading more, keep it up - more wine!