{"product_id":"symphonie-fantastique-and-harold-in-italy-in-full-score-9780486246574","title":"Symphonie Fantastique and Harold in Italy in Full Score","description":"\u003cp\u003eHector Berlioz (1803-1869), considered the father of modern orchestration, possessed an intuitive musical genius all the more remarkable for his limited formal musical education. A brilliant colorist, a master of the unexpected rhythmic break, he brought a new symphonic richness to Romantic music.\u003cbr\u003eBoth damned and venerated by his contemporaries -- Mendelssohn considered him devoid of talent, Paganini declared him the one true heir to the spirit of Beethoven -- Berlioz seems to have sought in music a way to soothe and give voice to the turbulent psychological instabilities and contradictions of what has come to be called \"program music\" -- i.e., instrumental music with an extramusical significance. He strove to communicate musically the experiences, psychological themes, scenic description, and literary allusions more commonly associated with the confessional writings of Romantic poets.\u003cbr\u003eThis Dover edition presents two of the greatest of these \"program\" pieces: the \u003ci\u003eSymphonie Fantastique\u003c\/i\u003e (1830) and \u003ci\u003eHarold in Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (1834). Here are the full scores of both major symphonic works -- painstakingly reproduced from the authoritative Breitkopf \u0026amp; Härtel edition, available for the first time in one convenient volume -- plus Berlioz's \"program\" for the \u003ci\u003eSymphonie Fantastique\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eMusicians and music lovers everywhere will value this high-quality, inexpensive edition -- ideal for study and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrench composer Hector Berlioz (1803-69) exercised a significant impact on the development of Romanticism. His works influenced those of Wagner, Liszt, Strauss, and Mahler.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412523618578,"sku":"9780486246574","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a973dc93-e87f-44d1-ba91-0d032031fcd4.jpg?v=1729315680","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/symphonie-fantastique-and-harold-in-italy-in-full-score-9780486246574","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}