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Hector Berlioz and Program Music

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Hector Berlioz significantly influenced the development of program music through his innovative use of which musical element?

Orchestral tone color. (correct)
Use of folk melodies.
Intricate contrapuntal techniques.
Complex harmonic progressions.

In Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, what triggers the musician's hallucinations that form the basis of the symphony?

Celebratory feast.
A near-fatal dose of opium. (correct)
A sudden inheritance.
Religious awakening.

How does the object of the musician's affection manifest within Symphonie Fantastique?

As a change in tempo.
As a series of dissonant chords symbolizing inner turmoil.
As a rhythmic motif indicative of the musician's heartbeat.
As a recurring melody representing an obsessive theme. (correct)

Which aspect of program music most directly distinguishes it from other forms of instrumental composition?

<p>Its intention to evoke imagery or narrate a story without lyrics. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Considering Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, how did Berlioz's personal life impact the symphony?

<p>It depicted his unrequited love and emotional turmoil. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Program Music

An instrumental composition that tells a story or conveys images without lyrics.

Hector Berlioz

A French composer known for the 'Symphonie Fantastique', born in 1803.

Symphonie Fantastique

Berlioz's five-movement symphony depicting a musician's opium-induced dreams.

Tone Color

The quality of sound that gives music its unique character, emphasized by Berlioz.

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First Movement of Symphonie Fantastique

Largo introduction followed by agitated allegro, titled 'Reveries/Passion'.

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Hector Berlioz and Program Music

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Questions and Answers

Hector Berlioz significantly influenced the development of program music through his innovative use of which musical element?

In Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, what triggers the musician's hallucinations that form the basis of the symphony?

How does the object of the musician's affection manifest within Symphonie Fantastique?

Which aspect of program music most directly distinguishes it from other forms of instrumental composition?

Considering Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, how did Berlioz's personal life impact the symphony?

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Program Music

Hector Berlioz

Symphonie Fantastique

Tone Color

First Movement of Symphonie Fantastique

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