Dmitri,<br><br>Sufjan Stevens' newest album, <i>The BQE</i> (The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway), might be along the lines of what you're looking for. It's not exactly "prog-rock" — his music is more light indie pop — but this album is completely instrumental, with classical instrumentation, and separated into movements (as well as a prelude, interludes, and a postlude). It is at times a little more "classical" than pop-rock. The fourth movement, "Traffic Shock," also throws in a heavy dose of electronica into the mix. To complicate matters, it was written to accompany an original film that Stevens shot, so it's not entirely "absolute" music. However, it's a fun album nonetheless. Enjoy!<br>
<br>Best,<br>Mark Chilla<br>PhD Student in Music Theory<br>Indiana University<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Dmitri Tymoczko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dmitri@princeton.edu" target="_blank">dmitri@princeton.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I'm wondering if anyone can help me come up with examples of what I think of as the "Prog-rock Symphony" -- album-length, through-composed instrumental pieces suggesting some sort of classical influence, however vague.<br>
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For example, Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells," Zappa's "Grand Wazoo," or Jean-Michel Jarre's "Oxygene."<br>
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There are lots of examples with vocals; I'm happy to hear everyone's favorite instances, but I'm particularly interested in instrumental albums.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
DT<br>
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Dmitri Tymoczko<br>
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