Orchestral Music
The usual grand collection of many musicians (more than eighty), grouped according to their instrument, guided by their sheet music, years of training and practice, and the conductor. It started in the early 17th century and evolved into different sub-categories.
A symphony consists of four movements (sometimes three). They usually differ from each other through the kind of emotion they are designed to invoke.
A suite (pronounced 'sweet', French for 'a sequence') is an arrangement of short movements, either self-composed or taken from someone else's composition.
An overture is a piece of composition that acts as the curtain-raiser to the opera.
A concerto is essentially made of three movements, that are created solely for the purpose of letting the soloist instrument shine out. This is unlike a symphony, where all instruments perform in unison.
Ballet is orchestral music that is based on dance movements. This type was created and nurtured during the Romantic era.
Incidental music is directly related to stage music; it provides the motion to an act. The sections are short and often repetitive.
Chamber music is musical work composed specifically for a smaller instrumental arrangement (smaller than an orchestra).
The most popular type of classical music to come out of the Baroque era was the opera. It's an orchestra set to an entire play. The composition can be created to accompany an act or display the emotions of a character on a colorfully constructed background.
You also have two other types in this category: vocal music and solo instrumental music. Vocal music may or may not be accompanied by instruments, while solo instrumental music is not accompanied by anything.
Apart from the above 'types', you also have the major 'styles' of classical music: Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic and Contemporary (or neoclassical). Each movement or era can be distinguished through chronology and the location of their origin.
A suite (pronounced 'sweet', French for 'a sequence') is an arrangement of short movements, either self-composed or taken from someone else's composition.
An overture is a piece of composition that acts as the curtain-raiser to the opera.
A concerto is essentially made of three movements, that are created solely for the purpose of letting the soloist instrument shine out. This is unlike a symphony, where all instruments perform in unison.
Ballet is orchestral music that is based on dance movements. This type was created and nurtured during the Romantic era.
Incidental music is directly related to stage music; it provides the motion to an act. The sections are short and often repetitive.
Chamber music is musical work composed specifically for a smaller instrumental arrangement (smaller than an orchestra).
The most popular type of classical music to come out of the Baroque era was the opera. It's an orchestra set to an entire play. The composition can be created to accompany an act or display the emotions of a character on a colorfully constructed background.
You also have two other types in this category: vocal music and solo instrumental music. Vocal music may or may not be accompanied by instruments, while solo instrumental music is not accompanied by anything.
Apart from the above 'types', you also have the major 'styles' of classical music: Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic and Contemporary (or neoclassical). Each movement or era can be distinguished through chronology and the location of their origin.
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