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(Loo-e’ Ek-tôr’ Ber-lyoz’) 1803–69 French composer and critic Berlioz was the leading French musician of his age. His greatest achievements, and those for which he is best remembered, were with large-scale orchestral and vocal works, although he also wrote in other genres. He was rooted in classical traditions – his earliest influences included Gluck and the music of the French Revolution – but his interest in new and varied modes of expression and ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie
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