Berlioz Flashcards
1
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Background
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Berlioz was not an accomplished performer,
- liberate him to not think like pianist, and gave him liberty to be explorative.
- Started medical school to follow family business, but went to music school.
- Berlioz wrote musical journal entries (like Schumann, who founded his own journal).
- Berlioz saw no separations of life and art. -Berlioz went down as a great experimenter, like Liszt.
2
Q
Symphonie Fantastique
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1830 - episode in the life of an artist
3
Q
Symphonie Fantastique: Innovations
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New Instruments: Cornets, Harp’s, Spacial effects with English horn, Timpani Chords, expanded brass, Eb clarinet
