Suite
A collection of short movements grouped together, often based on dance forms or sharing a common theme
Category
form
Pronunciation
SWEET
Origin
French
Length
79 words · 1 min read
About Suite
A suite assembles several pieces into a larger whole. Baroque suites typically comprised dance movements — allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue — each in the same key.
More form terms
Coda
View all formterms →A concluding passage that brings a piece or movement to an end.
PreludeAn introductory piece of music that precedes a larger work or stands as an independent short composition
SinfoniaA symphony or orchestral introduction — a large-scale work for full orchestra in multiple movements
Through-ComposedA song structure where the music changes continuously without repeating sections for each verse
FugueA contrapuntal composition in which a subject is introduced and developed through imitative entries
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