Façon
Here are the most widely known styles of classical music.
Suite
A suite is a collection of short musical pieces, usually dances, to form a larger work. They can be for an orchestra or a solo instrument.
Symphony
A symphony is a large-scale work for a full orchestra. It usually consists of four movements or sections and often alternating from fast to slow.
Concerto
A concerto is also a large-scale work for a full orchestra, but with the addition of an instrumental soloist. Most commonly, this is a piano, violin or cello, but can be any instrument of the orchestra. The interplay between the orchestra and the soloist is the distinguishing feature of the concerto. For example, Vivaldi's Four Seasons is a collection of four violin concertos. Other great concertos include the violin concertos of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius.
Opera
Operas are very large-scale pieces that are a mixture of music and theater. Operas usually contain a full orchestra, solo singers and choir, who are required to act as well as sing. Operas can also be enjoyed for their music content alone. One of the most famous operas is Carmen Fantasy.
Sonata
A sonata is equivalent to a symphony but it is just for one or two instruments. A piano sonata is usually a piano alone while a violin sonata usually has a piano accompaniment.
Chamber music :Duos, Trios, Quartets, Sextets, Octets
A quaint definition is that chamber music is for a small group of listeners. More precisely, it is for a small group of performers, ranging for one to about six or eight. They can include any types of instruments in combination, and the focus again is on the interplay between the instruments. It is music for small groups of instruments. The most famous style is the string quartet, which is made up of two violins, viola and cello. These are usually very complex, serious pieces.