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Hectar Berlioz
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- 1Timeline1803 - Born in France
1821 - Entered medical school
1822 - Began composition lessons
1826 - Enrolled in Paris Conservatory
1830 - Won the Prix de Rome and composed Symphony Fantastique
1834 - Harold in Italy for Paganini
1837 - Requiem Mass
1839 - Romeo et Juliette
1843 - Treatise on Instrumentation and Orchestration
1846 - The damnation of Faust
1856 - Les Troyens
1863 - Deoressed and bitter, stopped composing
1869 - Dies - 2Additional detailsHighly emotional often depressed
No ability as performer
- Excelled as conductor
- Master Orchestrator
No piano or chamber music
- Mainly dramatic program music - 3Important worksSymphony fantastique (no. 1)
Harold in Italy (no 2)
Romeo et Juliette (no. 3)
Roman Carnaval Orchestra
King Lear Overture
The Damnation of Faust
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- History of Western Music 2 (Chapter 3 Mendelsshon, Beloiz, Brahms) Flashcards on Hectar Berlioz, created by mtempleton1 on 21/07/2013.
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