Hector Berlioz
French composer and conductor (1803–1869)
Facts
40 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- December 11, 1803, 1803[10]
- Date of death
- March 8, 1869, 1869[11]
- Place of birth
- La Côte-Saint-André
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- conductor, writer, autobiographer, music critic, librettist, virtuoso, librarian, composer, musicographer[18][19][20][21]
- Field of work
- art music, music, music composing, conducting, composed musical work, music composition[22][23][24][25][26][27]
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris[28]
- Award received
- Prix de Rome, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour[40][41][42]
- Notable work
- Requiem, Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie fantastique, La damnation de Faust, Les Troyens, Le carnaval romain, Les Nuits d'Été, Béatrice et Bénédict, Benvenuto Cellini[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
- Father
- Louis Berlioz[13]
- Child
- Louis Berlioz[16]
- Official website
- www.hberlioz.com[56]
- Student of
- Anton Reicha, Jean-François Le Sueur
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- French
- Archives at
- UK National Archives[53]
- Birth name
- Louis-Hector Berlioz
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired
- Depicted by
- Portrait of the Composer Hector Berlioz
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- Described by source
- Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Riemann's Music Dictionary, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900, BEIC Digital Library, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Library of the World's Best Literature, Albert Edelfelt's letters, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The Catholic Encyclopedia, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers, Faces of Moscow, Dresdner Hefte
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- Has works in the collection
- Archives nationales
- List of works
- list of compositions by Hector Berlioz
- Medical condition
- epilepsy
- Member of
- Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Académie des beaux-arts, Prussian Academy of Arts[43][44][45]
- Movement
- Romanticism[48]
- Name in native language
- Hector Berlioz
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP
- Place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery[12]
- Start of work period
- 1815
- Writing language
- French
🏷️ Also known as
en Hector Berlioz
ar هكتور بيرليوز
el Εκτόρ Μπερλιόζ
fa هکتور برلیوز
he הקטור ברליוז
ja エクトル・ベルリオーズ
ko 엑토르 베를리오즈
ru Берлиоз, Гектор
ru Гектор Берлиоз
th แอ็กตอร์ แบร์ลีโยซ
uk Гектор Берліоз
zh 埃克托·柏辽兹
zh-hant 艾克托·白遼士
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Summary
Hector Berlioz was born on December 11, 1803[1], in La Côte-Saint-André[2]. He died on March 8, 1869[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], writer[6], autobiographer[7], music critic[8], and librettist[9].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Hector Berlioz include Berlioz[57], an impact crater[58]; Berlioz Point[59], a headland[60]; and 69288 Berlioz[61].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to Hector Berlioz include Treatise on Instrumentation[62], a literary work[63]. Entities named for him include Berlioz[57], an impact crater[58]; Berlioz Point[59], a headland[60]; and 69288 Berlioz[61].
FAQs
Where was Hector Berlioz born?
Hector Berlioz was born in La Côte-Saint-André[2].
Where did Hector Berlioz die?
Hector Berlioz died in Paris[4].
Who were Hector Berlioz's parents?
Hector Berlioz's father was Louis Berlioz[13].
Who was Hector Berlioz married to?
Hector Berlioz's spouses include Harriet Smithson[14] and Marie Recio[15].
What did Hector Berlioz do for work?
Hector Berlioz worked as a conductor[5], writer[6], autobiographer[7], music critic[8], and librettist[9].
Where did Hector Berlioz go to school?
Hector Berlioz was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[28].
What awards did Hector Berlioz receive?
Honors received include Prix de Rome[40], Officer of the Legion of Honour[41], and Knight of the Legion of Honour[42].