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French Romantic composer and conductor (1803–1869)

"Berlioz" redirects here. For other uses, see Berlioz (disambiguation).

Louis-Hector Berlioz^{[n 1]} (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) 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 L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatrice et Bénédict, and works of hybrid genres such as the "dramatic symphony" Roméo et Juliette and the "dramatic legend" La Damnation de Faust.

Hector berlioz biography kids

The elder son of a provincial physician, Berlioz was expected to follow his father into medicine, and he attended a Parisian medical college before defying his family by taking up music as a profession. His independence of mind and refusal to follow traditional rules and formulas put him at odds with the conservative musical establishment of Paris.

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