Berlioz

American  

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

noun

1. Louis Hector 1803–69, French composer.

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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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Example Sentences

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

Bangalter read classic treatises on orchestration — the art of how to properly use the different instruments and balance them — by Berlioz and Rimsky-Korsakov.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023

"The first step was to read orchestration treatises from Rimsky-Korsakov or Berlioz and understand the rules I wanted to follow and to not follow and to break. It was a very humbling process, for sure."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

My most recent concert experience was with Zubin Mehta conducting Crumb and Berlioz.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Liszt and Wagner idolised Berlioz, which would explain much that happened in the second half of the nineteenth century, a torrid drama that will unfold in the next chapter.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall