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1. www.worldhistory.org › Hector_BerliozHector Berlioz - World History Encyclopedia

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   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.

2. www.britannica.com › topic › Symphonie-fantastique-Op-14Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 | Berlioz’s Romantic Masterpiece

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   Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, orchestral work by French composer Hector Berlioz, widely recognized as an early example of program music, that attempts to portray a sequence of opium dreams inspired by a failed love affair.

3. www.britannica.com › biography › Hector-BerliozHector Berlioz - Composer, Orchestrator, Innovator | Britannica

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   Hector Berlioz - Composer, Orchestrator, Innovator | Britannica. Contents. Home Literature Nonfiction Nonfiction Authors A-K. Legacy of Hector Berlioz. The outstanding characteristics of Berlioz’s music—its dramatic expressiveness and variety—account for the feeling of attraction or repulsion that it produces in the listener.

4. www.npr.org › at-92-the-man-who-wrote-the-book-on-berlioz-resumes-his-caseThe Misunderstood Music Of Hector Berlioz (And Why It Matters ......

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   Mar 8, 2019 · Fans of Hector Berlioz — and record companies, it appears — need no excuse to celebrate the music of the pioneering French composer and quick-witted music critic. The sesquicentennial of ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hector_BerliozHector Berlioz - Wikipedia

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   Hector Berlioz. Berlioz by August Prinzhofer, 1845. Louis-Hector Berlioz [n 1] (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer and conductor. 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 ...

6. www.classical-music.com › features › composersBerlioz: a revolutionary Romantic with deep Classical roots

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   Berlioz: a revolutionary Romantic with deep Classical roots - Classical Music. Learn how the outlandish romantic Hector Berlioz enjoyed a dramatic revival. Discover all the great composers at classical-music.com.

7. www.classicfm.com › composers › berliozHector Berlioz: A Life - Classic FM

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   Hector Berlioz: A Life. Nothing about Hector Berlioz’s music is remotely conventional. He went his own way, carving out each successive score with a bracing spontaneity and freedom that left most of his contemporaries in the shade.