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Hector Berlioz
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Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
(; 11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French
Romantic
composer, best known for his compositions
Symphonie fantastique
and
Grande messe des morts
(Requiem). Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his
Treatise on Instrumentation
. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works, and conducted several concerts with more than 1,000 musicians. He also composed around 50 songs. His influence was critical for the further development of
Romanticism
, especially in composers like
Richard Wagner
,
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
,
Franz Liszt
,
Richard Strauss
, and
Gustav Mahler
.
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