Suite en fa, Op. 33

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Suite en fa, Op. 33 is an orchestral suite by French composer Albert Roussel that showcases his transition from impressionism to a more neoclassical, rhythmically driven style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral suite
cataloguedAs Roussel Op. 33
catalogueNumber Durand D. & F. 10,xxx (approximate)
characteristic rhythmically driven style
composer Albert Roussel
composerNationality French
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo Paul Dukas
genre orchestral music
hasCatalogueGrouping orchestral works by Albert Roussel
hasForm suite in several movements
hasInstrumentationFeature contrasting brass and strings sections
prominent woodwind writing
hasMovement I. Prelude
II. Sarabande
linked to: Sarabande

III. Gigue
IV. Final
hasTempoContrastBetweenMovements yes
historicalContext interwar French music
influencedBy French impressionist tradition
contemporary neoclassical trends
intendedEnsembleType symphony orchestra
isProgrammatic no (primarily absolute music)
key F major
languageOfWork none (instrumental)
marksTransitionForComposer Albert Roussel
notableFeature clear formal structures typical of neoclassicism
emphasis on rhythmic vitality
transparent orchestration
opusNumber Op. 33
partOfComposerOutputPhase Roussel’s middle period
premiereConductor Albert Wolff
premiereLocation Paris
premiereYear 1927
publisher Durand
relatedWorkByComposer Bacchus et Ariane
Symphony No. 3
scoring orchestra
stylePeriod 20th-century classical music
stylisticInfluence impressionism
linked to: Impressionism

neoclassicism
titleTranslation Suite in F
typicalDuration approximately 18–20 minutes
usesDanceForm gigue
sarabande
usesDanceForms yes
workTitleLanguage French
yearComposed 1926

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Albert Roussel notableWork Suite en fa, Op. 33