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Berlioz, Louis Hector
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Hector Berlioz As a boy he learnt the flute, guitar and, from treatises alone, harmony (he never studied the piano his first compositions were romances and small chamber pieces. After two unhappy years as a medical student in Paris (1821-3) he abandoned...Life, discussion of the compositions, sound files, links, bibliography.
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Homepage for Mu123 Hector Berlioz Berlioz was considered to be the father of French Romanticism in music. His music was always extremely original and grand in scale. As a result of his extreme ideas, he was often viewed as a crazy lunatic by many of...Message board and live chat about the life and works.
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Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Forum Frigate The new books literature forums are at booksliterature.com and jollyrogerwest.com. Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Forum Frigate[CLASSICAL MUSIC FLEET][Carolinanavy.com][Quarterdeck][Classicals.com][Western Canon University Commons][Western Canon University Lecture Halls Classicals Great Thoughts Greetings The Crow's Nest][hatteraslight.com] Welcome to the Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Forum Frigate. Post...Database of all known Berlioz compositions, by D. Kern Holoman, based on his Catalogue.
http://hector.ucdavis.edu/Berlioz2003/00Home.htm
Biography, Berlioz and Wagner, essays, articles, discussion forum and the Great Berlioz Shrine.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~phillijr/Berlioz.html
Portrait, essay on the Symphonie Fantastique, links
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FaustTiger's World of Hector Berlioz Berlioz was the first of the great Romantics, and it is Romanticism that animates his music and runs riot throughout his life. Above all, he was a man of passion. What he hated, he grasped firmly by the hair; what...Biography, audio samples.
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The Symphony Hector Berlioz He showed an early liking for music, and at age 13 he began learning the flute, flageolet, and guitar, but not the piano. Early experience His father enrolled him in a Paris medical school in 1821, but after a year...Links. Background notes on "La Damnation de faust" and text of the "Requiem". Recommendations on CDs.
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Hector Berlioz Website comprehensive information about the life and work of Berlioz, includes also notes and reviews of performances and other events. Text of the Requiem and my comments Some background notes on La Damnation de Faust My recommendations for a basic...Brief biography and caricature with summaries of orchestral music, choral works, and operas with recommended recordings.
http://www.hnh.com/composer/berlioz.htm
The Lied and Song Texts Page has the lyrics of 27 Berlioz mélodies and chansons, some with an English translation.
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Hector Berlioz (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, Mélodies, Chansons and other Classical Vocal Music) Translators and other volunteers Contact Information Copyright Statement Partial Bibliography Emily's Homepage Emily's Amazon wishlist Please visit Artsconverge, a Lieder-related web-project on which I once did some work. Composer: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Alphabetic listing of musical settings [warning not exhaustive...Discussion forum.
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The World Wide Berlioz Discussion Forum A Bravenet.com Forum A place where people from all over the world can discuss the music and life of the great composer Hector Berlioz. Search For Similar Forums Get A Message Forum Switch to Board Style Return to Website First Prev Post Next...Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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Berlioz, Hector Links to essays at other sites: The Romantic Generation by Charles Rosen Please note: These links will open in a new window. Biographical essay from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music Biographical essay at the Karadar site If the Karadar...Biography and selected works.
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Decca Music Group Composers One of the most original musical geniuses of the 19th century, Berlioz was the son of a brilliant and cultivated but not especially musical doctor. Born in La Côte-Saint-André a small town in the Isère department of southeastern France, the...News, publications, upcoming performances, reviews, bibliography, recent recordings, links.
http://www.hberlioz.com/
Online scores in SIB format [need Scorch viewer] and commentary. With links and contact information.
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Music of Hector Berlioz Instant but possibly unreliable translation into French! One of the most original composers of the 19th (or any) Century, Berlioz polarised public opinion then 8211; and seemingly ever since 8211; about the quality of his music. To many contemporaries who...Biography, key works, timeline, quotes, recommended recordings, and suggested further resources.
http://www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi-bin/human.cgi?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=44
Biographical information noting unlikely beginnings, financial struggles, critical acclaim, depression and withdrawal from composing, and selected works.
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Pianoteacher.org, Music Research Site, Louis Hector Berlioz Hector received just basic music training as a child. He had no outstanding teachers or influences as other great music icons to direct and guide him. It was his ambition to express himself through the music medium and eventually taught...Biography noting his education and development, early instrumental skills and compositions, influences and education, major pieces, and a summary list of his works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa...a/learning/grove.html?record=985
Information about performances and recordings of Les Troyens.
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Les Troyens Award for best opera recording of the year.The recording has an excitement born of the glowing sheen of perfection, writes Joshua Rosenblum in the November 2001 issue of Opera News. David's new version, splendid by any standard, with superb sonics...Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 20 complete works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Biography of Hector Berlioz Click to renew your subscription: it's 20% less before expiration Click to send a personalized Gift Membership at 20% off Login to be recognized as a subscriber. Click to subscribe to the Archives for $25/year Link the CMA Send the...A reconstruction of Berlioz's Paris, using original photos of and commentary on buildings associated with Berlioz.
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Berlioz in Paris The Hector Berlioz Website List of residential addresses (with links to the relevant photos and commentary) List of public buildings (with links to the relevant photos and commentary) Contact us This page is also available in French Copyright notice: The texts, photos, images and...Scores which may be both viewed and played on line as midi files.
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Berlioz Music Scores This page is also available in French Copyright notice: The texts, photos, images and musical scores on all pages of this site are covered by UK Law and International Law. All rights of publication or reproduction of this material in...Essay: Berlioz was passionate yet suffered from not knowing the difference between good and bad anger, true and false tenderness.--Edward Green
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Hector Berlioz and the Power Men and Women Want My life has been made happy through the study of Aesthetic Realism--through the privilege of learning, and each year understanding more deeply, this grand and everlastingly kind principle, stated by Eli Siegel The resolution of conflict in self is like...Biography, pictures, and links from the Internet Public Library's Music History 102.
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Internet Public Library: Music History 102 Paris by his father to study medicine, Berlioz instead studied music, supporting himself by writing about music and giving lessons. Berlioz may well have been the first great composer to not be able to play a musical instrument, nor to...Wikipedia article with biography, legacy, musical influence and works, literary accomplishments, publication, internal references to related people and topics, links, and pictures.
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Hector Berlioz Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Grande Messe des morts Requiem of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Legacy 2 Musical influence...Biographical sketch tracing his movement from outsider to practical definition of French Romanticism, summaries of orchestral, choral, and operatic works, and Naxos discography.
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Naxos.com, Your World of Classical Music National Sites Australia Canada China Denmark Finland France Germany Hong Kong Japan New Zealand Norway Sweden UK USA a href onclick javascript:openAboutUsWin AboutUs/AboutUs.asp onMouseOver About_button.src images/new2/t...Find A Grave listing with birth and death dates, summary of important works, portrait photo, pictures of tomb, cemetery information, and interactive memorial.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bi...e=gr&GRid=89&pt=Hector%20Berlioz
Filmography showing cinematic use of his works with biography and trivia from the Internet Movie Database.
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Hector Berlioz Smithson was the inspiration for the 34;idee fixe" theme in the show more) Sometimes Credited As: Berlioz IMDbPro Professional Details Filmography as:Composer, Writer Composer filmography (2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s) Troyens, Les (2004 TV) Perdutoamor (2003...Classica Musica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, operas and other works, including some libretti, illustrations, links, and MIDI audio files.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3 Berlioz was considered to be an outsider as far as the French musical establishment was concerned and not all his works were well received. Much against his family’s wishes Berlioz abandoned his medical studies in favour of a career as...