MUSIC 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Luigi Cherubini, Conservatoire De Paris, July Revolution
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January 23 chapter 10 hector berlioz"s fantastic symphony (symphonie. What type is it: opera, aria, song, symphony. Had its premiere in 1830 and is now a part of the standard performing repertory audience. An example of program music, the symphony tells a story. Berlioz distributed a printed program explaining the story to the first. The narrative is characteristically romantic in centering on a creative artists, interiority, the supernatural, and romantic love. Considered avant-garde at the time and today remains shockingly modern, particularly in its treatment of sound. Fifteen years after the restoration of the monarchy in 85 (following the. Napolianic wars), the july revolution removed charles x from the throne and replaced him with louis-philippe, the citizen king . Crowded, congested living conditions, with largely unpaved and badly lit streets. Parisans were passionate about classical drama (at the comedie. Francise) and opera (at the opera, or royal academy of music)
