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Composer Erika Svanoe writes that Steampunk Suite attempts to depict various scenes in the Victorian era, featuring Charles Ives, Marie Curie, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, P.T. Barnum, and Nikola Tesla. It borrows from popular music of the era, including the cakewalk, march, and waltz, and combines them with sounds of clockwork and imagined steam technology. It also borrows various musical elements from numerous composers of time, including Ives, Sousa, Satie, King, Stravinsky, and Weill.