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Aug 23, 2023 · A suite is a series of movements, usually in the same key and often with similar themes, performed together as a singular unit. A suite is characterized by its collection of distinct movements, each with its own character and style, creating a cohesive musical experience.
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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 so that by the early 17th century it comprised up to five dances, sometimes with a prelude.
What is a Suite? Stephen Johnson gets to grips with another of classical music's technical terms.
A suite, in Western classical music, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestra l/ concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes; and grew in scope so that by the early 17th century it comprised up to five dances, sometimes with a prelude. The separate movements were often thematically and tonally ...
An ordered set of individual pieces or movements, tied together by themes or tonalities. "Suite" is a musical composition consisting of a collection of individual movements or pieces that are thematically connected and performed as a unified work. The term "suite" comes from the French word for "sequence" or "series", reflecting the sequential ...
suite, in music, a group of self-contained instrumental movements of varying character, usually in the same key. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the period of its greatest importance, the suite consisted principally of dance movements. In the 19th and 20th centuries the term also referred more generally to a variety of sets of instrumental ...
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Entrée (ballet) - Sometimes an entrée is composed as part of a suite; but there it is purely instrumental music and no dance is performed. It is an introduction, a march-like piece played during the entrance of a dancing group, or played before a ballet. Usually in 4/4 time. It is related to the Italian "intrada."
