Suite (music) - Symphonic Suite

Symphonic Suite

A symphonic suite is a grouping of orchestral movements or pieces that through some manner, evokes an extra-musical idea. Such ideas could be in the form of stories, or novels, paintings, landscapes, or even poems. Symphonic suites typically followed the same classical/romantic form as conventional symphonies, but have now expanded to encompass an almost bewildering array of musics.

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