Chapter 52: Berlioz and the Program Symphony
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Key Points
- French composer and conductor Hector Berlioz wrote Symphonie fantastique, a five-movement program symphony, while living in Italy.
- The program for the work drew on his personal life and on his infatuation and courtship with the actress Harriet Smithson.
- Berlioz was an innovative writer for orchestra, introducing new colors and instrumental techniques to the ensemble.
- The five movements of Symphonie fantastique are unified by a recurring theme (idée fixe) representing his beloved.
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