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| | [[Image:Berlioz.jpg|thumb|Hector Berlioz]] | | [[Image:Berlioz.jpg|thumb|Hector Berlioz]] |
| − | ''' Hector Berlioz''' (Paris, October, 1838 – Bougival, June, 1875) was a [[French]] composer, writer and critic. | + | ''' Hector Berlioz''' (La Côte-Saint-André, 1803 – [[Paris]], 1869) was a [[French]] composer, writer and critic; he was considered the greatest conductor of his era. In 1830 he won the Prix de Rome. |
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| | + | In 1865, his ''Memoirs'' were completed. A statue in Berlioz’s is in the Place Hector Berlioz at La Côte Saint-André in Paris. |
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| | + | Berlioz married Marie Recio. |
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| | + | == Some Works == |
| | + | *'''Symphonie fantastique''' |
| | + | *Le Dépit de la bergère |
| | + | *Amitié reprends ton empire |
| | + | *Toi qui l’aimas verse des pleurs |
| | + | *Scène héroïque (La Révolution grecque) |
| | + | *Grande Ouverture des Francs-Juges |
| | + | *Cléopâtre |
| | + | *Grande Messe des morts ('''Requiem''') |
| | + | *Roméo et Juliette |
| | + | *Hymne à la France |
| | + | *Hymne des Marseillais |
| | + | *Marche troyenne |
| | + | *Tantum ergo |
| | + | *Invitation à louer Dieu |
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| | + | [[http://www.hberlioz.com/Works/Catalogue.htm A complete listing of all Berlioz’s musical works]] |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
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| | *[http://www.hberlioz.com/ The Hector Berlioz Website] | | *[http://www.hberlioz.com/ The Hector Berlioz Website] |
| − | | + | *[http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/berlioz.html Hector Berlioz] |
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| | [[Category:Composers|Berlioz, Hector]] | | [[Category:Composers|Berlioz, Hector]] |