Which Frenchman composed the 'Symphonie Fantastique'?
Symphonie fantastique Symphonie fantastique 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. "Symphonie fantastique" is a piece of program music that tells the story of an artist gifted with a lively imagination who has poisoned himself with
Symphonie fantastique the "idée fixe" in a solo clarinet, as though representing the last conscious thought of the soon-to-be-executed man. This movement can be divided into sections according to tempo changes: </score> There are a host of effects, including eerie "col legno" in the strings suggesting dancing skeletons– the bubbling of the witches' cauldron to the blasts of wind. The climactic finale combines the somber Dies Irae melody with the wild fugue of the "Ronde du Sabbat". Symphonie fantastique Leonard Bernstein described the symphony as the first musical expedition into psychedelia because of its hallucinatory and dream-like nature, and because history suggests