Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique

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What is Dies-irae?
13th century plainchant melody representing death
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What is the Idée fixe?
Simple melody starting with arpeggiated triad
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What is programme music?
Melodies telling specific story/showing love
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What is the significance of slow introduction?
Alludes to Idée fixe
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What is the significance of Dies-irae in the symphony?
Begins bar 127 of the final movement, derived from 13th century Latin sequence and is used in this instance as a theme to depict a funeral.
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What is Berlioz known for?
Innovative composer, doing his own thing
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What is the significance of the 4 timpani in the 3rd movement?
Produce muddy chords, with solo cor anglais
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What is the significance of the double basses and timpani in the 4th movement?
Play 4-part G minor chords, with timpani playing 2-part chords (G & Bb)
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What is the texture of the opening to the witches' sabbath finale?
Strings divided into 10 parts
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What are the examples of texture in the symphony?
Monophony, melody-dominated homophony & homophonic chordal texture
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What is the significance of tritones in the 4th movement of this symphony?
Reflects the horror of the story, contrasting mostly diatonic material
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What is the significance of dissonant harmony in the 4th movement?
Reflects the story of the execution of the protagonist
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What is the significance of modal harmony in the 5th movement?
Uses Dies Irae, evidence of Berlioz incorporating other influences
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How does the idèe fixe first appear?
In C Major using chords I and V, gets more complex.
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How does the idèe fixe develop?
Harmony gets more complex as time goes on, for instance with diminished 7th chords that fall sequentially in step
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What is the structure of the piece?
5 movement structure.
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How does this symphony make use of Cyclic Form?
Recurring Ideé fixe in each movement.
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What is the form of the first movement?
Sonata form with a fluid tempo.
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What is the 3rd movement?
The Slow movement
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What is the significance of the cor anglais and timpani at the end of the 3rd movement?
Creates a muddy chord that prepares for the dark 'March to the gallows' in the following movement.
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What are the main themes covered in this symphony (linking to it being a Programmatic symphony)
It details a story of love, despair, and suicide.
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What is the 'March to the gallows' movement?
March-like movement with strings acting as cheers.
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What is the significance of Idée Fixe?
Represents 'the beloved' and becomes grotesque.
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Who is thought to be 'the beloved'?
An actress called Harriet Smithson who would later go on to marry Berlioz
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What is the final movement played like?
a jig/dance, possibly linked to Harriet Smithson's role as an actress.
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What is the significance of woodwind in the piece?
Heavily featured and growing in importance.
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What is the tempo of the first movement?
Begins with a slow introduction but has a fluid tempo.
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What is the significance of the 'March to the gallows'?
Turning point of the symphony where it becomes dark.
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What is the significance of the final movement?
Idée Fixe is a square 8 bar melody and played like a jig/dance.
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What is the significance of the Idée Fixe in each movement?
Becomes more grotesque with each movement.
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