Roméo et Juliette, op. 17 Holoman 73
Symphonie dramatique
by Hector Berlioz
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Solo voices, choir, orchestra (Alto Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, Mixed choir: ATB, 2 Mixed choir: STB, Fl-Picc, 2 Fl, Fl-Picc, 2 Ob, EnglHn, 2 clarinet, 4bassoon, 4Hn, 2 Trp, 2 Pist, 3trombone, Op, 2 timpani, percussion, 2 harp, Str)

SKU: BA.BA05458

Symphonie dramatique. Composed by Hector Berlioz. Edited by D. Kern Holoman. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. New Berlioz Edition (Neue Berlioz-Ausgabe - NBE) Volume 18. Complete edition, Score. Opus 17. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05458. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05458).

ISBN 9790006471607. 33.1 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: French. Text: Emile Deschamps; William Shakespeare.

For his third symphony “Romo et Juliette” (1839) Berlioz turned to his greatest literary passion, Shakespeare, drawing once again on his own most fervent experiences.Berlioz’s discovery of Shakespeare in 1827 had been overwhelming not only for the dramatic force of the poetry and drama, but also because the leading actress of the company, Harriet Smithson, immediately won his heart. She later became his wife.

He began to think seriously about composing some kind of musical “Romeo and Juliet” but it was not realised until 1839. The symphony is scored for double chorus (to represent the two warring families), solo voices as secondary characters, with the lovers themselves represented by the orchestra.

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  • Appendix 1: Translations of Berlioz's Avant-propos and Observations. Appendix 2: Garrick's denouement. Appendix 3: Readings abandoned in 1839. Appendix 4: Readings abandoned in 1846. Appendix 5: Readings revised in 1848-54. Appendix 6: Readings revised in
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