Symphonic rock music is a genre that combines elements of classical music with rock and roll. It often features orchestral instruments such as strings, horns, and woodwinds, along with electric guitars and drums. The music is characterized by its grandiose sound, complex arrangements, and use of storytelling and conceptual themes. It has been popularized by several iconic bands, known for their epic live performances and innovative studio recordings.
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Guitar, Flute, Piano, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Double Bass, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet
Popular symphonic rock Songs
Top New symphonic rock Songs of 2024
The Dark Side of the Moon
1973
Even In The Quietest Moments
1977
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Deluxe)
1970
In The Court Of The Crimson King (Expanded & Remastered Original Album Mix)
1969
Running Man - Introducing... Al Stewart
2003
Aqualung (Special Edition)
1971
The Mike Oldfield Collection
2009
Eye In The Sky (Expanded Edition)
1982
Misplaced Childhood (2017 Remaster)
1985
The Lockdown Sessions
2022
Fragile (Deluxe Edition)
1971
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List of symphonic rock artists
Here is a list of symphonic rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the symphonic rock genre. You can find out what symphonic rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
59
1322035
2
58
1845586
3
55
424312
4
50
1060109
5
51
449469
6
67
3290955
7
70
3376887
8
79
20070717
9
60
1866917
10
63
1452145
11
41
539911
12
42
407709
13
56
921981
14
53
1830499
15
52
1500851
16
51
275794
17
50
783673
18
55
1133266
19
38
17783
20
39
322604
21
29
13557
22
24
15100
23
17
9397
24
28
13970
25
45
202793
26
54
487717
27
29
4769
28
71
3980265
29
11
6072
30
25
13262
31
33
34636
32
33
30581
33
36
85468
34
28
42949
35
40
155386
36
45
267775
37
28
22419
38
27
58914
39
19
7304
40
27
52541
41
42
197488
42
47
366220
43
16
5542
44
23
15502
45
30
165744
46
14
5902
47
33
133754
48
17
12066
49
31
53894
50
60
699805
51
58
608727
52
14
8334
53
35
112690
54
38
101326
55
7
4285
56
41
206492
57
14
10750
58
33
49689
59
34
47262
60
40
343251
61
8
5609
62
40
223434
63
41
199114
64
43
89625
65
44
171556
66
40
98062
67
36
116447
68
38
144289
69
30
27751
70
31
51732
71
10
8206
72
23
42782
73
47
402985
74
28
42241
75
34
30539
76
34
115221
77
28
48109
78
6
6039
79
18
14451
80
31
52171
81
23
33366
82
23
22353
83
31
70815
84
30
32820
85
17
15918
86
23
24271
87
23
85396
88
26
65500
89
26
43039
90
26
36844
91
23
41103
92
21
42404
93
11
9743
94
11
17392
95
10
3598
96
36
36979
97
31
6653
98
5
1482
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