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Pocket symphony

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Pocket symphony

A pocket symphony is a song with extended form. Its coinage is often credited to English journalist Derek Taylor, who used it to describe the Beach Boys' 1966 single "Good Vibrations". The description of a "pocket" symphony has been used in print since as early as 1928.

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  • Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)
  • Paul McCartney – "Band on the Run" (1973)
  • T. Rex – "Telegram Sam" (1971)

    • Classical compositions

  • Havergal Brian – Symphony No. 12
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    • References

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