opium inspired berlioz to compose his symphonie fantastique.
opium inspired berlioz to compose his symphonie fantastique.
who inspired berlioz to compose his symphonie fantastique?
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leonard bernstein described the symphony as the first musical expedition into psychedelia because of its hallucinatory and dream-like nature, and because history suggests berlioz composed at least a portion of it under the influence of opium. according to bernstein, "berlioz tells it like it is. you take a trip, you wind up screaming at your own funeral."









































in 1831, berlioz wrote a lesser-known sequel to the work, "lélio", for actor, orchestra and chorus.









































section::::overview.
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bullet::::- "symphonie fantastique" on the hector berlioz website, with links to scorch full score and program note written by the composer.









































bullet::::- keeping score: berlioz "symphonie fantastique", multimedia website with interactive score produced by the san francisco symphony









































bullet::::- european archive. a copyright-free lp recording of the "symphonie fantastique" by willem van otterloo (conductor) and the berlin philharmonic orchestra at the european archive









































bullet::::- beyond the score. a concert-hall dramatized documentary and performance with the chicago symphony orchestra









































bullet::::- "symphonie fantastique" at the internet archive, performed by the cleveland orchestra, artur rodzinski conducting
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