Berlioz and 'La Symphonie Fantastique'

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Created on: 08-05-19 19:24

What style is 'La Symphonie Fantastique'?

It is a programmatic piece of music, which means that there is a story behind the music and it is only told through instruments and no words at all.

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How is 'La Symphonie Fantastique' unconventional in a conventional symphony?

It has five movements rather four. It is a programmatic piece of music. It uses an idee fixe instead of a motif.

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What is an 'idee fixe'?

Whereas a motif is a melodic idea which can be manipulated and developed, the idee fixe remains exactly the same all the way through. The only time it may slightly change is so it can conform to the time and key signatures, even then, it is the same

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What examples can you use from'La Symphonie Fantastique' Movement 1?

In mvt 1, he represents the protagonist seeing the woman for the firs time and that causes a spark in the protagonist.

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What examples can you use from 'La Symphonie Fantastique' in Movement 2?

It is representing a ball, and the idee fixe is heard yet again when the protagonist sees the same woman

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What examples can you use from 'La Symphonie Fantastique' in Movement 3?

There is a call and response between an oboe and the cor anglais, but they are not on stage and heard behind the stage to create a distant sound.

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How is 'La Symphonie Fantastique' unconventional in a conventional symphony?

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It has five movements rather four. It is a programmatic piece of music. It uses an idee fixe instead of a motif.

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What is an 'idee fixe'?

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What examples can you use from'La Symphonie Fantastique' Movement 1?

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Berlioz and 'La Symphonie Fantastique'