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Hector Berlioz
French composer and conductor
Louis-Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and ... Wikipedia
Born: December 11, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André, France
Died: March 8, 1869 (age 65 years), Rue de Calais, Paris, France
Influenced by: Ludwig van Beethoven, Thomas De Quincey, and Jean-François Le Sueur
Spouse: Marie Recio (m. 1854–1862), Harriet Smithson (m. 1833–1854), and Harriet Smithson (m. 1833–1843)
Children: Louis Berlioz
Parents: Louis Berlioz and Marie-Antoinette-Joséphine Marmion
Compositions
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was the leading French composer of Romantic music, best known for his innovative Symphonie fantastique and use of large-scale ...
Berlioz was noted for his orchestral writing and is credited with creating the modern orchestra. His ideas were quite grand; his Requiem uses an orchestra of ...