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A suite, in Western classical music, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes and grew in scope to comprise up to five dances, sometimes with a prelude , by the early 17th century.
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Antar (Rimsky-Korsakov) Antar is a composition for symphony orchestra in four movements by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He wrote the piece in 1868 but revised it in 1875 and 1891. He initially called the work his Symphony No. 2. He later reconsidered and called it a symphonic suite. [1] .
Sometimes, a medley suite might be named after the genre of music it was based off; a symphonic suite is a medley abstracted from a symphony. The Berstein you mention fits the medley use of a suite; it's an abstract from a film score so it might gloss over some scenes or add connecting music to give the whole thing flow.
Feb 8, 2024 · Puccini: Symphonic Suites album review – Carlo Rizzi celebrates an opera giant’s genius. The conductor’s orchestral suites explores the subtlety of Puccini’s scoring, and render Madama...
