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
Ostinato
View all formterms →A persistently repeated musical pattern or phrase.
VoltaTurn; used in repeat structures (prima volta, seconda volta).
CodaA concluding passage that brings a piece or movement to an end.
MovementA self-contained section within a larger multi-part composition such as a symphony or concerto
PhraseA complete musical thought, analogous to a sentence in spoken language.
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