In 1850, he composed a symphonic ode with choirs to words by Gautier ; this was conducted by Sélam at the Théatre Italien.

His 1979 Symphonie Celtique mixed Celtic musics with different ethnic cultures, rock, and jazz-rock, and especially with a symphonic orchestra and choirs.

Not unlike its predecessor, it boasts of a superb soundtrack-like production, as well as a fierce and wicked atmosphere created by a perfect symbiosis of heavy guitars, symphonic interludes, thrilling choirs, and bewitching melodies.

The Franck symphonic poem, `` Psyche '', is a lush, sweet-sounding affair that was pleasant to encounter once again.

An American in Paris is a symphonic tone poem by the American composer George Gershwin, written in 1928.

A part of the symphonic composition is also featured in As Good as It Gets, released in 1997.

Possibly the most notable current version of " America the Beautiful " is the setting for band and symphonic orchestra by the late arranger / conductor / composer Carmen Dragon.

The modern day cornet is used in brass bands, concert bands, and in specific symphonic repertoire that requires a more mellow sound.

The American composers Rhys Chatham and Glenn Branca have written " symphonic " works for large ensembles of electric guitars, in some cases numbering up to 100 players, and the instrument is a core member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars ( played by Mark Stewart ).

* Falstaff ( 1913 ), a " symphonic study " by Elgar, which is a sympathetic and programmatic musical portrait.

A pedal harpist, Ricky Rasura, is a member of the " symphonic pop " band, The Polyphonic Spree.

" It is one of his first major works to incorporate American vernacular music within a classical symphonic tradition.

" The third record by his biracial L. A. band is wild and funny and totally pioneering: folk rock turned into elegant Armageddon with the symphonic sweep and mariachi-brass drama of ' Alone Again Or ' and ' You Set the Scene.

Romantic musical nationalism is exemplified by the work of Bedřich Smetana, especially the symphonic poem " Vltava ".

As the term is used in music criticism ( and this article ), orchestral renditions of hit rock and pop songs don't necessarily qualify as symphonic rock, though various outlets sometimes market them using that term.

For many, the mellotron is epitomized of The Moody Blues and their symphonic sound.

Dutch band Focus, containing Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman, began to assert symphonic prog with their second album Focus II ( Moving Waves ) ( 1971 ) despite their hit song " Hocus Pocus " ( which is noted for lead singer Thijs van Leer's yodeling ).

Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music, and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi.

The latter is considered by many listeners as the greatest of the four overtures, but as an intensely dramatic, full-scale symphonic movement it had the effect of overwhelming the ( rather light ) initial scenes of the opera.

These bands perform a show that is designed to entertain the audience, but feature more traditional symphonic styles of music rather than contemporary music ( marches, film scores, jazz, or older pop music ).

In some Irish music composed for symphonic ensembles, it is often replaced with piccolo.

At first, these processes seemed so strange and unprecedented that they were taken as evidence of sheer incompetence .... Now it is recognized that Bruckner's unorthodox structural methods were inevitable .... Bruckner created a new and monumental type of symphonic organism, which abjured the tense, dynamic continuity of Beethoven, and the broad, fluid continuity of Wagner, in order to express something profoundly different from either composer, something elemental and metaphysical.

Like his violin concerto, it is symphonic in proportions.

It is preceded by three symphonic movements, a device avowedly suggested by Beethoven's ninth symphony ; but the analogy is not accurate, as Beethoven's work is a symphony of which the fourth movement is a choral finale of essentially single design, whereas Mendelssohn's Symphony Cantata is a cantata with three symphonic preludes.

A common practice of the time, changing the pitch of the open strings was primarily intended to make the viola sound louder, and so better discernible in the symphonic orchestra: indeed, increasing the tension in a string, not only sharpens the pitch, but also makes it sound louder, the loudest sound being obtained just before breaking.

#: The first movement takes on the sonata form, a common structural convention in symphonic composition since the 18th century.

As with two of symphonic metal's otherwise most dissimilar influences, power metal and opera, fantasy and mythological themes are common.

Male vocalists are more common in the symphonic power metal category.

Here, Hanslick touched on the most common complaint about Bruckner's symphonic writing: the seemingly endless journey to a conclusion of musical thought.

He stated " All I desired was that the hearer, if he liked my piece as symphonic music, should carry away the impression that it is beyond a doubt an Oriental narrative of some numerous and varied fairy-tale wonders and not merely four pieces played one after the other and composed on the basis of themes common to all the four movements .” Rimsky-Korsakov went on to say that he kept the name Scheherazade because it brought to everyone ’ s mind the fairy-tale wonders of Arabian Nights and the East in general.

By now, the mellotron had long been set aside as their primary keyboard instrument on their studio albums and the band embraced a more modern, less symphonic approach, though still retaining a lush keyboard-led sound as Moraz gave a more contemporary edge to their sound.

The symphonic poem did not enjoy as clear a sense of national identity in other countries, even though numerous works of the kind were written.

Má vlast ( traditionally translated as " My Country ", though more strictly meaning " homeland ") is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.

This conflict was eventually internalized, and by 1900, though the debate still raged, composers such as Richard Strauss would freely combine programmatic and symphonic structure, such as in the work Ein Heldenleben.

According to Robert Simpson, though not commonly performed and often thought of as the ugly duckling of Bruckner's symphonic body of work, the Sixth Symphony nonetheless makes an immediate impression of rich and individual expressiveness: " Its themes are exceptionally beautiful, its harmony has moments of both boldness and subtlety, its instrumentation is the most imaginative he had yet achieved, and it possesses a mastery of classical form that might even have impressed Brahms.

By doing so, though this symphony is a multi-movement work and employs a chorus in its final moments, Liszt adopts the same aesthetic position as in his symphonic poems.

The Hephzibah Menuhin-Amadeus Quartet ( Angel ) and Victor Babin-Festival Quartet ( RCA Victor ) editions give us superlative string playing ( both in symphonic style ) crippled by unimaginative piano playing.

Winning the 1951 Best Picture Oscar and numerous other awards, the film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, featured many tunes of Gershwin, and concluded with an extensive, elaborate dance sequence built around the An American in Paris symphonic poem ( arranged for the film by Johnny Green ), costing $ 500, 000.

He wrote the first important symphonic work in Chilean tradition, " La Muerte de Alcino ", a symphonic poem inspired by the novel of Pedro Prado.

* The songs " A Very Strange Agony " and " To Die Only Once " of the Spanish symphonic metal band Döxa were inspired by " Carmilla ".

It began to be used in symphonic music by Hector Berlioz but he found performances frustrating in such countries as Germany where few harps and sufficiently proficient harpists were to be found.

An early symphonic poem, Miserae ( 1933 – 1934, first performed in Prague, 1935 ) was condemned by the Nazi regime ; but his work continued to be performed, and his fame grew, abroad.

Greek odes were originally poetic pieces accompanied by symphonic orchestras.

* Orion ( symphonic piece ), 1979 symphonic piece for large orchestra by Claude Vivier

* Orion & Pleiades ( symphonic work ), 1984 piece for cello and orchestra by Toru Takemitsu

George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue broke new musical ground by combining American jazz piano with symphonic sounds.

The high point of their symphonic prog output was Foxtrot ( 1972 ), which contains their only long suite " Supper's Ready " written as a variation of sonata form, and Selling England by the Pound ( 1973 ).

Pink Floyd are usually not included in the symphonic rock genre because they are considered by critics to not be " orchestral " enough in sound.

With albums such as Wish You Were Here ( 1975 ), an ode to former band member Syd Barrett and screed against the music business and Animals ( 1977 ), a concept album based on Animal Farm by George Orwell, they were firmly in the realm of symphonic prog.

The most popular bands, such as Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Premiata Forneria Marconi and Le Orme, played symphonic prog heavily influenced by classical music, against the backdrop of the Italian canzone tradition.

Eloy, a progressive rock band formed by guitarist Frank Bornemann in 1969, had a distinctly symphonic sound in the second part of the ' 70s when Jurgen Rosenthal and Detlev Schmidtchen were part of the group ( which also included Klaus-Peter Matziol ).

In 1913 he produced a symphonic poem in honour of Giuseppe Verdi with verses by Sem Benelli, which was first performed at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa.