Suite << sweet >> is a type of musical composition. Most suites are made up of a number of short works, usually in the same key. These suites generally consist of dance pieces that have contrasting tempos and moods. The suite developed during the 1500’s and declined in popularity after about 1750.
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After the 1800’s, the term suite also was used to describe several other types of musical compositions. A group of instrumental selections from a ballet or opera is called a suite. For example, music from The Nutcracker (1892), a ballet by the Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, was arranged into the Nutcracker Suite. A suite can also be a series of descriptive musical pieces. The Grand Canyon Suite (1931) by the American composer Ferde Grofe is an example.
