[ɛk'tɔʁ bɛʁ'ljoːz] /BARE-lee-O’s/
(1803-1869)
The first major composer who was not an instrumental performer, Berlioz became one of the first modern conductors, and made the orchestra his instrument.
The Damnation of Faust / La damnation de Faust
Originally a slow and sad song by an unknown writer, it was then frequently rewritten to various tempos and versions, and named after Prince Rakoczy, a Hungarian national hero.
Berlioz rewrote it as a Hungarian March for concerto, and made it the 4th song in Part 1 of his operatic Damnation of Faust.
Berlioz rewrote it as a Hungarian March for concerto, and made it the 4th song in Part 1 of his operatic Damnation of Faust.
Here, the aging scholar Faust (as Goethe’s Faust) hears an army marching past in the distance.
Symphonie Fantastique
"Episode in the Life of an Artist"
The Fantastic Symphony has 5 movements:
1. Rêveries - Passions / Daydreams - Passions
– day-dreaming for love
2. Un bal / A ball
– meeting the dream girl
3. Scène aux champs / Scene in the Country
– passion of love; pain of failure; killing the girl
4. Marche au supplice / March to the Scaffold
– for the crime of killing
5. Songe d'une nuit de sabbat / Dream of a Witches' Sabbath
Te Deum
Berlioz placed the orchestra and chorus at the opposite end of the church to the organ for the musical effect.
Grande messe des morts / Requiem
Forceful and vivid setting, with massive orchestra including 12 horns, 16 timpani, and 4 brass ensembles.
No comments:
Post a Comment