Symphonic rock

Symphonic rock is a subgenre of rock music. The term is commonly associated with progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has sometimes been used

Symphonic rock is a subgenre of rock music. The term is commonly associated with progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has sometimes been used to distinguish the more sophisticated classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental offerings. Though some use the term to refer to any type of progressive rock.

In recent years, symphonic rock has been more clearly recognized as one of a number of progressive rock subgenres, although the lines that separate symphonic rock from other types of progressive rock are often difficult to see, since relatively few progressive bands ever set out to make a symphonic album, as opposed to a progressive one. Symphonic rock is more often a device that a progressive band may employ on certain tracks when it is appropriate to the concept of the piece, while other tracks on the album may or may not feature anything of a symphonic or classical nature.