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
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
Aqualung (Special Edition)
1971
Running Man - Introducing... Al Stewart
2003
The Mike Oldfield Collection
2009
The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Expanded Edition)
1980
Misplaced Childhood (2017 Remaster)
1985
The Dark Side of the Moon Redux
2023
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
58
1312429
2
58
1834584
3
54
421857
4
49
1055417
5
50
446056
6
67
3270665
7
70
3344383
8
78
19905586
9
59
1856263
10
63
1442184
11
41
534696
12
41
405242
13
55
915635
14
53
1823616
15
52
1494507
16
51
274056
17
50
778387
18
54
1122409
19
38
17521
20
28
13439
21
38
318972
22
25
15044
23
16
9367
24
28
13968
25
44
201338
26
54
484694
27
28
4700
28
35
34344
29
11
6045
30
70
3953834
31
26
13173
32
33
30397
33
28
42744
34
36
84753
35
41
154490
36
28
22366
37
44
266465
38
47
364082
39
27
58728
40
19
7253
41
26
52244
42
42
195699
43
16
5504
44
22
15405
45
30
164788
46
14
5856
47
17
12025
48
32
133096
49
59
695089
50
58
605266
51
38
100485
52
34
112178
53
30
53414
54
13
8293
55
41
205419
56
6
4265
57
14
10670
58
33
49431
59
34
46955
60
9
5590
61
39
222025
62
40
197713
63
39
341414
64
41
88794
65
43
170547
66
40
97524
67
31
51732
68
29
27596
69
37
143799
70
23
42524
71
10
8175
72
34
30348
73
33
114482
74
27
41989
75
27
47811
76
6
6003
77
31
70419
78
17
14333
79
45
400393
80
23
33179
81
30
51825
82
23
22167
83
16
15836
84
29
32625
85
23
24076
86
28
36554
87
22
84840
88
26
42747
89
25
65226
90
21
42168
91
12
8626
92
21
39781
93
12
17161
94
11
9671
95
9
3530
96
35
36559
97
31
6653
98
5
1482
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