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Berlioz

American  
[ber-lee-ohz, ber-lyawz] / ˈbɛr liˌoʊz, bɛrˈlyɔz /

noun

  1. Louis Hector 1803–69, French composer.


Berlioz British  
/ ˈbɛəlɪˌəʊz, bɛrljoz /

noun

  1. Hector ( Louis ) (ɛktɔr). 1803–69, French composer, regarded as a pioneer of modern orchestration. His works include the cantata La Damnation de Faust (1846), the operas Les Troyens (1856–59) and Béatrice et Bénédict (1860–62), the Symphonie fantastique (1830), and the oratorio L'Enfance du Christ (1854)

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Mr. Pärt’s setting of the ancient text takes its place in a proud line that in the 19th century alone included Berlioz, Verdi and Bruckner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The incident occurred Tuesday night after a concert performance of the first two acts of Berlioz’s opera “Les Troyens” at the Festival Berlioz in La Côte-Saint-André in southeastern France.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Mr Thomas did not appear to be seriously injured, and took to the stage on Wednesday evening, as part of the Festival Berlioz in La Côte-Saint-André, south eastern France.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023

He caught the attention of Berlioz and Liszt, both of whom were considerable influences.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Heaven knows what the poor woman thought when she eventually heard the Berlioz piece at a Paris concert and read the programme notes, although it didn’t prevent her from marrying him three years later.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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