Hector Berlioz

Hector Berlioz

By Giovanni Rodriguez

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​Hector Berlioz

• born December 11, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André, France

• ​died March 8, 1869, Paris, France

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• eighteen, his father sent him to Paris to study medicine.

• received a degree in science.

• he attended concerts, studied musical scores at the Conservatory of music.

• As a boy, Hector Berlioz sang in a choir at his church.

• Learned guitar and piano,

• read books on music theory.

• wrote his first piece of music at age sixteen and sent it to a publisher, but it was rejected.

Hector Berlioz Growing up

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What degree did he receive in Paris?

• Degree in Math

• Degree in Literature

• Degree in Computers

• Degree in Science

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What did Hector Berlioz's Father want him to study in Paris?

• law

• dentistry

• music

• medicine

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What were the first two instruments he learned to play?

• trumpet and clarinet

• flute and oboe

• guitar and piano

• violin and cello

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What age did he complete his first piece of music?

• 16

• 14

• 12

• 25

• Hector enrolled at the Paris Conservatory.

• His father, stopped sending him any money, and Hector took a job as a choir director.

• ​Berlioz became more interested in composition.

• In 1825 he put together a huge orchestra of 150 members.

• His “dream orchestra,” Berlioz said, would consist of 467 instrumentalists and 360 singers.

• Berlioz’s first famous work, Symphonie Fantastique, was written in 1830. He wrote it to attract a young woman he loved.

• was one of the first examples of what is called “program music”—music that tells a story.​

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Discuss!!

​Dream Orchestra!

Since Hector Berlioz had a ridiculous dream orchestra! What instruments would be in your orchestra and how many of each!

• His “dream orchestra,” Berlioz said, would consist of 467 instrumentalists and 360 singers.

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What did Berlioz's Dream Orchestra consist of?

• 500 violins

• 467 instrumentalists and 360 singers

• 600 instrumentalists

• 500 singers

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Once Berlioz's dad stopped supporting him financially, what job did Hector Berlioz take to earn a living?

• Airport Bagger

• Custodian

• Choir Director

• Race horse Jockey

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What was the name of Hector Berlioz's Most Famous work?

• La guerra de las Galaxias

• Le Mer

• Symphonie Fantastique

• Symphony No. 5

​Berlioz's Musical Career

• Berlioz won the Prix de Rome, a scholarship for creative artists and musicians to study in Rome.

• returned to Paris in 1832

• Niccolo Paganini, a famous violinist, commissioned Berlioz to write a virtuoso work for viola.

• It was completed in 1834, but Paganini did not play it until 1838.

• this work allowed Berlioz to write Roméo et Juliette, which he called a “dramatic symphony” for orchestra and chorus. He continued to compose operas and orchestral music  throughout the 1830s.​

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What was the name of the creative artist and music scholarship that required the winner to live in Rome?

• Noble Prize

• Grammy

• Prix de Rome

• Emmy

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Who was Niccolo Paganini?

• A Composer

• A famous Violinist

• A opera Singer

• A brother to Berlioz

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What was the name of the "dramatic Symphony" that Berlioz wrote thanks to Paganini's commission work?

• Orfeo ed Eurdice

• Nozza de Figaro

• Romeo et Juliette

• Magic Flute

​His later years in life

• I840s, Berlioz toured frequently throughout Europe,

• conducted his own pieces most of the time

• In 1853 he became a music critic for a French magazine.

• he was called the greatest music critic of his era.

• Berlioz was unhappy in his later life; his second marriage turned out as bad as his first, and he suffered from health problems. He was hot-tempered, desperate for love, a braggart, and could be rude.

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In 1853 her worked for a French magazine, what was his job title?

• cover artist

• editor

• music critic

• editor in chief

​Famous Works

Symphonie Fantastique — for orchestra

Le damnation de Faust — for orchestra

Roméo et Juliette — for orchestra and chorus

Te Deum — for orchestra and chorus

Requiem — for orchestra and chorus

• With headphones Listen to one of these pieces fully while you work on your exit ticket.

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“At least I have the modesty

to admit that lack of modesty

is one of my failings.”​

- Hector Berlioz​