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Hector Berlioz

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Hector Berlioz

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Louis-Ector Berlioz (French: Hector Louis Berlioz, December 11, 1803 - March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer, conductor and music critic. He is known as the "Father of Title Music" and "The Father of Modern Orchestral Music". He is famous for his "Symphony Fantasy" written in 1830.

Category
Musicians
Nationality
France
Born
1803-12-11
Died
1869-03-08
Wikidata
Q1151
Occupations conductorwriterautobiographermusic criticScript writerart connoisseurlibrariancomposer
Aliases Hector BerliozHector Berlioz

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