HECTOR BERLIOZ

His dad, Louis-Joseph was a physician. Mom, Marie-Antoinette. Brother, Joseph. Louis, Brother who died at 3 years old. Louis-Juliett who died at 7 years old. Finally, Adele, sister.
He learned how to play the flute and the guitar at age 12, then went on to be an composer
His father wanted him to be a doctor so he was brought to study medicine in Paris at 17 years old and didn’t do very well at the school
He didn’t go to grade school because France was at war.

HIS TIME IN PARIS

TRAVELLING

• Paris
• Rome
• Italy
• Germany
• Belgium
• England
• Russia
• Austria-Hungary

MEETING PEOPLE

• He meet Betoven while studying 3 years abroad
• He also meet Carl Webber studying 3 years abroad
• He meet Shakespeare while watching One of his plays
• He also meet Johann Gothe while travelling

He fell in love with an actress, Harriet Smithson

Then liked a pianist, Camilla Moke

He had a child, Louis
Who’s mother was Harriet.

CAMILLA

COMPOSITIONS

• Les Troyens
• Requiem
• Les Nuits dete
• Te Deum
• Lélio
• Messe solenelle

SYMPHONIE FANTIQUE IS ABOUT...

• Harriet
• Dreams
• Murder
• Despair

ROMÉO AND JULIETT

LA DAMATION OF FAUST

OTHER SAD STUFF

• His son died at war
• His marriage with Harriet didn’t last
• His second wife died
• He had depression
• His two sisters died

Hector Berlioz died of a sickness called, Crohn’s disease. He was very sad when he died because his two sisters had already died, both wife’s died, and his son died at war.

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