Pocket symphony
A pocket symphony is a song with extended form. The term was popularized by English journalist Derek Taylor, who used it to describe the Beach Boys' 1966 single "Good Vibrations".
Attributions
Popular music
- The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
- The Beatles – "A [Day in the Life]"
- T. Rex – "Telegram Sam"
- Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson
- Paul McCartney & Wings – "Band [on the Run |Band on the Run]"
- Queen – "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
- My Chemical Romance - "Welcome to [the Black Parade]"
- Weezer - "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived "
Classical compositions
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- Havergal Brian – Symphony No. 12