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key in three of its four movements
Early classical to today!
4 usually.
Yes, it is. Lots of classical music is played by a symphony orchestra. There are thousands upon thousands of classical orchestral works - too many to list here.
As a general rule, a classical symphony has four movements and a classical concerto has three. The nature of their respective first movements and finales is likely to be similar in each case. Each genre will also usually have a slower, more lyrical movement. What a symphony will also have, and a concerto will lack, is a movement cast as a minuet and trio or scherzo and trio.
key in three of its four movements
classical
Specifically using the name "Classical Symphony"? Serge Prokofiev, who wrote it as a tribute to the classical era composers of the past.
Early classical to today!
The 80's
Yes and no, a symphony does have an alto sax sometimes but it is not required for it to have one. It really depends if the symphony is classical, blues, or jazz. Jazz and blues should always have an alto sax. Classical doesn't really need an alto sax, but it does make classical sound better.
symphony
Try Beethoven's 6th Symphony.
Classical
4 usually.
Yes, it is. Lots of classical music is played by a symphony orchestra. There are thousands upon thousands of classical orchestral works - too many to list here.
As a general rule, a classical symphony has four movements and a classical concerto has three. The nature of their respective first movements and finales is likely to be similar in each case. Each genre will also usually have a slower, more lyrical movement. What a symphony will also have, and a concerto will lack, is a movement cast as a minuet and trio or scherzo and trio.