Quelques nouvelles observations sur 'Herminie' de Berlioz (1828)

David Charlton

Quelques nouvelles observations sur 'Herminie' de Berlioz (1828)

Translated title of the contribution: Some new observations on Berlioz's 'Herminie' (1828)

David Charlton

Department of Music

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Abstract

This essay proceeds via a sequence of considerations: the story of Herminia within Tasso's epic poem, 'Gerusalemme Liberata'; the libretto of the cantata 'Herminie'; Berlioz's orchestral epilogue; Berlioz's compositional concerns in 1828; the later-famous 'idée fixe' theme (Symphonie fantastique), which is here associated with Tancrède. The conclusion is that 'Herminie' evinces an important development in the imaginative uses of an 'idée fixe', one which was to be further fructified by Berlioz's experience of hearing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Translated title of the contribution	Some new observations on Berlioz's 'Herminie' (1828)
Original language	French
Title of host publication	Le Concours du prix de Rome de musique (1803-1968)
Editors	Julia Lu, Alexandre Dratwicki
Place of Publication	Lyon
Publisher	Symétrie
Pages	439-53
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	978-2-914373-51-7
Publication status	Published - 2011

Publication series

Name	Perpetuum mobile
ISSN (Print)	1965-0299

Keywords

Berlioz, 'Heminie', Tasso, cantata

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