Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
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Tue Romantic Era
Overview 2
Programme Music 3
“The Symphony 3
Composers ofthe Romantic Era 4
Sonaca Form 5
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Life and times
Musical Sole
Main Compositions
SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
Overview 9
Programme Notes 10
Orchestration u
ANAtrsIs
First Movement 13
Second Movement 15
e Third Movement 7
Fourth Movement 19
Fifth Movement 2
Main themes in the second movment 23
Main themes in the fourth movment 4
REFERENCES 25,
Nore For THe Music Teacer:
* Movements 2 ~ The Ball, and 4 ~ March to the Scaffold of Symphonie Fantastique by Berlion are set for
prescribed study for Leaving Certificate students to be first examined in 2002. The notes contained within this
resource unit refer to all five movements of the work.
* Useful information is contained within the preface of the score as is the Berlioz’ programme for the work.
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