Suite

One of the most important forms created in the Baroque era is the suite. It is a series of dances that, along with Bach and Handel, were organized into the following four main dances: allemande (melodic and slow dance in 2/4), courante (lively dance in 3/4, which contrasts significantly with the previous one), sarabande (slow, majestic dance in 3/4), and gigue (an English dance with lively character in 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8) preceded by an introduction (improvisation of a melodic and rhythmic theme) in the form of a prelude or overture. The dances that make up the suite are diverse. The four main ones always appear, but they can be enriched with others such as bourrée, minuet, musette, capriccio.
The 17th century brought great fame to the suite, becoming one of the most important forms in Italy, Germany, and England. In France, it gained renown thanks to François Couperin.
In the Classical era, the suite was replaced by the sonata, and in Romanticism, the suite practically disappeared, its name only appearing in the works of some post-Romantic composers, e.g. Tchaikovsky's Orchestral Suites. In the 20th century, the suite returned to scores, and although many works created during this time do not have the term suite in their titles, they are indeed suites, e.g. Maurice Ravel's 'Le Tombeau de Couperin'. There are also many examples of recreating Baroque suites in the 20th century, such as Bartók's 'Dance Suite'.

BAROQUE

François Couperin Suite in F-sharp minor - Olivier Baumont

Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 1 - Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Michel-Richard Delalande Suite in D major - Markus Wuersch and Peter Solomon

CLASSICISM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Suite in C major - Walter Gieseking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9c31_Uuz5kROMANTICISM

Peter Tchaikovsky Suite 'Arabian Dance' - Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra

20TH CENTURY

Maurice Ravel: 'Le Tombeau de Couperin' - Milan State University Orchestra