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Popular works
== Some Works ==
== Some Works ==
*'''Symphonie fantastique'''
*''Symphonie fantastique''
*Le Dépit de la bergère
*Le Dépit de la bergère
*Amitié reprends ton empire
*Amitié reprends ton empire
*Tantum ergo
*Tantum ergo
*Invitation à louer Dieu
*Invitation à louer Dieu
==Works that are heard today and important to those interested in learning about Berlioz's music==
:''Symphonie Fantastique'' – autobiographical . Very concerned with his relationship with Harriet Smithson, the Irish actress who he would marry - mentioned above. It is one of the most performed and recorded of the Romantic symphonies.
:''Harold in Italy'' – a musical representation of parts of Lord Byron’s epic poem, Childe Harold. It is a suite for [[viola]] and orchestra in all but name and one of the great works for that instrument.
:''The Childhood of Christ'' – an oratorio.
:''The Damnation of Faust'' – an opera-cum-choral symphony that is played when companies can afford to play it.
:''Summer Nights'' – one of the great romantic [[song cycle]]s. Take your pick between Janet Baker and Regine Crispin.
:''Invitation to the Dance'' - an orchestration of [[Weber]]'s piano piece that has become more popular than its parent.
:''La Marseillaise'' – an arrangement for massed everything of the wonderful French National Anthem, de Lisle’s "Song of the Army of the Rhine".
:''Romeo and Juliet'' – We are back to Harriet here. – his wife to be. A frequently performed/recorded opera , symphonic in form, with a languorous love scene as sweet as any. Its Queen Mab Scherzo is a popular “filler”.
:''Beatrice and Benedict'' – Shakespeare again; this time a comedy. The overture is the most performed part, but the general exuberance of the opera makes it welcome wherever it appears.
:The [[Requiem]] – his ''Grande messe de morts''. One of the great requiems.
::While on this atheist’s sacred output, it should be mentioned that he wrote a gigantic [[Te Deum]] and a Funeral March that denuded the countryside for miles around for its singers and players.
:''The Trojans'' – a massive opera. Certain orchestral parts – especially the March of the Trojans – are heard frequently.
: [http://www.hberlioz.com/Works/Catalogue.htm A complete listing of all Berlioz’s musical works]
: [http://www.hberlioz.com/Works/Catalogue.htm A complete listing of all Berlioz’s musical works]