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Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts (Requiem). He was also a noted conductor, music critic, and teacher. Berlioz was born in La Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France, to a doctor father and an amateur musician mother. He studied music at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won the Prix de Rome in 1830. Berlioz's music was highly influential in the development of the Romantic movement in music. His works are characterized by their dramatic intensity, their use of innovative orchestration, and their exploration of extremes of emotion. He was also a pioneer in the use of program music, which tells a story through music. Berlioz's career was marked by both success and failure. He was highly respected by his contemporaries, but his works were often met with criticism and misunderstanding. He was also a controversial figure, due to his outspokenness and his unconventional lifestyle. Berlioz died in Paris in 1869. He is remembered as one of the most important composers of the Romantic era.

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Occupation soundtrack,music_department,writer
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 11 December, 1803
Birthday 11 December
Birthplace La Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France
Date of death 8 March, 1869
Died Place Paris, France
Nationality France

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His wife is Marie Recio (1854 - 1862) ( her death), Harriet Smithson (1833 - 1842) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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1938

In 1938 his "Harold en Italie" was performed at the Paris Conservatoire. His friend Paganini was so impressed by that performance that he gave Berlioz 20,000 francs.

1869

"The New York Clipper," 3 April 1869, p. 415:4 - Obituary "The New York Times," 22 March 1869, p. 1:3 - Obituary. Unable to add in the article section because of their early date.

1867

His second tour of Russia in 1867 was so much more attractive that Berlioz turned down an offer of $100,000 from American Steinway to perform in New York. In St. Petersburg Berlioz took special pleasure in performing with the first-rate orchestra of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. His second Russian concert tour was a successful finale to his career and life. Berlioz never performed again.

1852

Later he had a mistress, singer Marie Recio, whom he married after the death of Hariet Smithson in 1852. Berlioz was an influential music critic. He wrote about Giacomo Meyerbeer, Mikhail Glinka, Paganini, Liszt and other musicians.

1847

His deep debts in Paris were all covered many times over after his first concert tour of Russia in 1847. Back in Paris he was having difficulties in funding performances of his massive works and lived on his witty critical publications.

1840

In the 1840s Berlioz toured in Europe and strengthened his friendship with Mendelssohn-Bartholdy', Richard Wagner, Giacomo Meyerbeer and Robert Schumann. After extensive concertizing in Belgium and Germany, Berlioz returned to Paris. There his friend Mikhail Glinka, who lived in Paris for over a year, came up with the idea of concerts in Russia. Berlioz's joke "If the Emperor of Russia wants me, then I am up for sale" was taken seriously. Having Mikhail Glinka as a convert, Berlioz was invited to Russia twice, and each tour brought him financial gain beyond his expectation.

1834

Their son was born in 1834.

From 1834-38 he completed the opera "Benvenuto Cellini".

1833

In 1833 he finally married Harriet Smithson, with Liszt himself as one of his witnesses.

1830

In 1830, after being rejected by Harriett Smithson, Berlioz became engaged to pianist Camille Moke. He went to Rome as the Prix de Rome Laureate and met Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and the Russian Mikhail Glinka. All three became friends for many years. At that time Berlioz received a letter from his fiancée that she had decided to marry M. Camille Pleyel, a wealthy piano maker in Paris. He decided to return to Paris and kill his fiancée, Mr. Playel and himself, but the long trip cooled him down. He stopped in Nice and composed "Le Roi Lear," inspired by William Shakespeare's play "King Lear". Back in Paris he became friends with Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Niccolò Paganini, Frédéric Chopin and George Sand. He met writer Ernest Legouve and they became lifelong friends.

1828

In 1828 he heard the 3rd and 5th Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven and with that impression he read "Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. With such inspiration he started composing "La Damnation de Faust. "Berlios fell in love with Irish actress Harriet Smithson and became so inspired that he finished the "Symphonie Fantastique. " He premiered the work and met Franz Liszt at the premiere. They became good friends and Liszt transcribed the "Symphonie Fantastique" for piano.

1825

He abandoned medicine for music and successfully performed his "Messe Solennelle" in 1825. After being "cursed" by his mother for abandoning medicine, his allowance from his father was reduced, and was forced to take such jobs as a choir singer to support himself.

1823

In 1823 he started writing articles on music for "Le Corsaire".

1821

"In 1821 Berlioz went to Paris to study medicine. His impressions of the Paris Opera performance of "Iphigenie en Tauride" by Christoph Willibald Gluck turned him on music forever. He spent more days at the Paris Conservatory than at the medical school.

1803

Hector Berlioz was born on December 11, 1803, into the family of Dr. Louis Berlioz and Marie-Antoinette-Josephine. Hector was the first of six children, three of whom died. He took music lessons at home from a visiting teacher and played flute and guitar. By age 16 he wrote a song for voice and guitar that was later reused for his "Symphonie Fantastique.