...for instance Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, or Swanlake; or Vivaldi's The Four Seasons? I mean the whole group of compositions. Are they called symphonies or what?
2006-10-03 09:41:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The Tchaikovsky pieces are ballets.
Everything has different names according to the instrumentation used, and the kind of structure the piece has.
A symphony, for example, is written for a symphonic orchestra. A piano concerto is written for a lead instrument piano accompanied by an orchestra. Sonatas are pieces written for solo instruments, whether piano or violin etc...
I wish there was a simple answer but there really isn't.
2006-10-03 09:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by Alex G 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They have different names. For example, the nutcracker is a suite which has multiple parts to it. You may have several symphonies in a concerto etc etc.
2006-10-03 16:43:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
the nutcracker is an opera
the four seasons is a collection of violin concertos
2006-10-03 16:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by dorionland 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ensemble
2006-10-03 16:44:50 · answer #4 · answered by Shayna 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋