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consists of six musical pieces presented by an actor who stands on stage in front of a curtain concealing the orchestra, chorus and solo singers. The actor's dramatic monologues explain the meaning of the music in the life of the artist. The work begins and ends with the
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Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd also
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is a record of the composer overcoming his despair and "returning to life" via the consolations of music and literature. Berlioz later revised his intentions, making it seem as if both the symphony and
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to a successful performance of one of his new compositions and the story ends peacefully.
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were inspired by the composer's unhappy love affairs, the symphony by
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out of his head, he will immerse himself in music. He then leads an
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