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Apr 3, 2014 · Best Known For: French composer Hector Berlioz followed the ideals of 19th century Romanticism in musical creations such as the Symphonie fantastique and La Damnation de Faust. Industries...
Nov 10, 2023 · Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was the leading French composer of Romantic music, best known for his innovative Symphonie fantastique and use of large-scale orchestras and choruses in works like The Trojans opera.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Hector Berlioz was a French composer, critic, and conductor of the Romantic period, known largely for his Symphonie fantastique (1830), the choral symphony Roméo et Juliette (1839), and the dramatic piece La Damnation de Faust (1846).
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Mar 25, 2024 · Based on Virgil’s epic poem the Aeneid, Hector Berlioz composed his four-hour Les Troyens in the style of French Grand Opera. Written between 1856 and 1858, the opera was not staged in its entirety during Berlioz’s lifetime, partly due to the expense of staging a work with so many leading roles and with a libretto that called for ...
Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les...
Aug 1, 2004 · In April Berlioz begins the composition of Les Troyens; the opera is based on Books Two and Four of Virgil’s Aeneid, which Berlioz had first read as a child under his father’s guidance. Berlioz will write the libretto as well as the musical score .
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Hector Berlioz – The Opera Scribe. Born: 11 December 1803, La Côte-Saint-André, France. Died: 8 March 1869, Paris, France. The greatest French composer of the nineteenth century – but unpopular in his lifetime.