ballet suite

noun

1. music written for a ballet but suitable or arranged for performance in an orchestral concert.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballet suite¹

Probably earlier than 1960–65

Example Sentences

While the use of a movement from Khachaturian’s “Gayane” Ballet Suite No. 3 was hardly revolutionary, including Ligeti’s “Atmosphères” in its entirety, as well as excerpts from his Requiem, “Lux Aeterna” and “Aventures” most certainly was.

From Seattle Times

This jazz ballet suite, witty and jokey and full of fun, got the high-spirited treatment from the musicians of the Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Festival in the second concert of the season.

From Seattle Times

The music had commenced—a tripping languorous ballet suite from a famous opera.

From Project Gutenberg

The late Pierre Monteux was 88 when he recorded this Mother Goose ballet suite with the London Symphony Orchestra, creating crystalline tableaux of sleeping princesses and lost children.

From Time Magazine Archive

Seekers after culture swarmed Peuser's gallery to see an impressive exhibit of Matisse drawings, attended symphony concerts, heard visiting U.S. composer Aaron Copland conduct his Appalachian Spring ballet suite.

From Time Magazine Archive