Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music (1803–1869)

1. Berlioz hears Harriet Smithson as Ophelia

   Sep 11, 1827Labels: Harriet Smithson, Ophelia, Shakespeare's Hamlet

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2. Berlioz wins the Prix de Rome

   Jan 1, 1830Labels: Prix de, French State

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3. Berlioz composes Symphonie fantastique

   Feb 1, 1830Labels: Symphonie fantastique, id e

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4. Symphonie fantastique premieres at Paris Conservatoire

   Dec 5, 1830Labels: Paris Conservatoire, Fran ois-Antoine

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5. Berlioz begins Prix de Rome residency in Italy

   Jan 1, 1831Labels: Villa Medici, Prix de

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6. Berlioz composes Lélio as a sequel

   Jan 1, 1831Labels: L lio, spoken-song

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7. Revised Fantastique paired with Lélio in Paris

   Dec 9, 1832Labels: Paris Conservatoire, L lio

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8. Berlioz marries Harriet Smithson

   Oct 3, 1833Labels: Harriet Smithson, British Embassy

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9. Berlioz publishes his orchestration treatise

   Jan 1, 1844Labels: Treatise on, orchestration

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10. First printed score of Symphonie fantastique appears

    Jan 1, 1845Labels: Printed Score, Symphonie fantastique

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11. Berlioz publishes revised program notes for the symphony

    Jan 1, 1855Labels: Program Notes, Symphonie fantastique

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12. Berlioz dies, leaving a program-music landmark

    Mar 8, 1869Labels: Hector Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique

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