MUSIC 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Prix De Rome Cantatas (Berlioz), Conservatoire De Paris, July Revolution
20 Jan 2016
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Berlioz rehearsed several movements at the th tre des. He won the prix de rome (on his fourth attempt) for his cantata. Nouveaut s, but it was a fiasco due to insufficient chairs and music stands as well as other problems. La mort de sardanapale (the death of sardanapalus), written during the july revolution. Fantastic symphony and other works at the paris conservatory. He used the prize money to arrange the performance of the. The concert hall at the conservatory could seat around a. Orchestra arranged on four tiers, with brass and percussion at. The conservatory orchestra was made up of professionals and thousand listeners and had excellent acoustics the very back was of outstanding quality: preparations (cont. ) Additional instruments: english horn (tenor oboe), playing the shepherd"s call in. Four bassoons dialogue with the oboe in the slow movement. Invited king louis-philippe; he did not attend, but the royal. Newspaper notices emphasized the novelty of programmatic.
