Épisode de la vie d’un artiste

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Épisode de la vie d’un artiste is the programmatic narrative framework depicting the obsessive and hallucinatory experiences of a young artist that underpins Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary program
programmatic narrative framework
programmatic program
alsoKnownAs Episode in the Life of an Artist NERFINISHED
associatedWithForm symphony
associatedWithGenre program music
author Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED
centralCharacter a young artist
countryOfOrigin France
describes hallucinatory experiences of a young artist
obsessive experiences of a young artist
opium-induced visions
unrequited love
function guides listener’s interpretation of Symphonie fantastique
historicalContext early Romantic programmatic aesthetics
influencedBy Hector Berlioz’s infatuation with Harriet Smithson
language French
linkedConcept autobiographical elements in Berlioz’s music
linkedWork Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 NERFINISHED
literaryStyle Romantic
medium prose text
motif idée fixe
movement1Title Rêveries – Passions NERFINISHED
movement2Title Un bal NERFINISHED
movement3Title Scène aux champs
movement4Title Marche au supplice NERFINISHED
movement5Title Songe d’une nuit de sabbat NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme artist’s obsession with a beloved woman
dreams and nightmares
execution and witches’ sabbath vision
fantastical and supernatural imagery
partOf Symphonie fantastique NERFINISHED
primaryEmotion despair
ecstasy
obsession
relatedConcept programmatic narrative in music
relatedWork Mémoires (Hector Berlioz) NERFINISHED
setting Paris (implied in narrative) NERFINISHED
structureCorrespondsTo five movements of Symphonie fantastique
timePeriod Romantic era
usedAsProgramFor Symphonie fantastique NERFINISHED
yearOfFirstUseAsProgram 1830

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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique subtitle Épisode de la vie d’un artiste
subject surface form: Symphonie fantastique