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People In Music History
Berlioz, [Louis] Hector (1803-1869) French composer; learned guitar, and had
general musical training at Paris Conservatory, but became proficient neither
on piano nor on any orchestral instrument -- yet a great master and innovator
in orchestration (on which he wrote a book); also noted as conductor and music
critic. Nearly all his works have some literary or other extramusical allusion
(typical Romantic trait; compare Schumann). His love for the English
Shakespearian actress Harriet Smithson is expressed in his Fantastic Symphony,
1830; he married her in 1833 and separated from her in 1842. Other works
include operas Benvenuto Cellini, Beatrice and Benedick, The Trojans; choral
works including The Damnation of Faust (in which occurs his arrangement of the
Rakoczi March), The Childhood of Christ, and Requiem; symphony Romeo and
Juliet; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra; Lelio (intended sequel to the
Fantastic Symphony) for reciter, singers, and orchestra; Roman Carnival, The
Corsair, King Lear, and other overtures; songs with orchestra and with piano.