Hector Berlioz

France, 1826–1869

French Romantic composer. The Symphonie fantastique established the model of the programmatic orchestral narrative, and his Treatise on Instrumentation became a standard text on orchestration.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Hector Berlioz and 2 artists Hector Berlioz influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Hector Berlioz?

• Ludwig van Beethoven — Hearing Beethoven's symphonies at the Paris Conservatoire in 1828 was, in Berlioz's own Memoirs, a revelation that opened 'a new world of music'.

Which artists did Hector Berlioz influence?

• Franz Liszt — Berlioz's programmatic conception of the orchestra was a direct model for Liszt's symphonic poems; Liszt transcribed the Symphonie fantastique in 1833.
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Berlioz's Treatise on Instrumentation was Rimsky-Korsakov's self-taught orchestration school, which he later extended in his own manual.