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What four things did Berlioz leave us?
- symphony = narrative
- 1st to write program notes
- english horn
- snares and cymbals
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Other facts
- one of the most literary composers
- idee fixe inspired cyclisism
- not a prodigy
- wrote the first book on orchestration
- symphony fantastique
- born in france
- harold in italy (viola concerto w/in)
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major compositional genres
- orchestra: concert overatures, programmatic symphonies
- operas
- chorus
- songs
- writings
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compositional style
- unconventional/irregular phrases
- slight chromatic inflections
- rhythmically bold
- colorful instrumentation
- music genres w/in works (concerto w/in symphony)
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how orchestral music tells the story of symphony fantastique
- themes&themes symbolize characters
- quotations of previous music
- instruments imitate nature sounds
- musical genres (march, waltz) brought in
- deployment of conventional musical elements (mode, tempo, character)
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