Rêveries – Passions
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"Rêveries – Passions" is the first movement of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, depicting the artist’s dreamy infatuation and emotional turmoil through highly expressive Romantic orchestral writing.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work movement
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symphonic movement ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | idée fixe ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | standard symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dramatic dynamic changes
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highly expressive orchestral writing ⓘ lyrical melodic lines ⓘ rich Romantic harmony ⓘ strong contrasts of mood ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
artist’s dreamy infatuation
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emotional turmoil ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
dreamy
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passionate ⓘ volatile ⓘ |
| features | idée fixe theme representing the beloved ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Symphonie fantastique premiere 1830 in Paris ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic orchestral music
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program music ⓘ |
| hasKeyWork | C minor–C major tonal focus (within Symphonie fantastique context) ⓘ |
| influencedByMovement | early Romanticism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
introduces the artist’s emotional world
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presents the beloved’s musical theme ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Symphonie fantastique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNarrative | love story of the artist and his beloved ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first movement ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Marche au supplice
NERFINISHED
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Scène aux champs NERFINISHED ⓘ Songe d’une nuit du sabbat NERFINISHED ⓘ Un bal ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoStructure | contrasting slow and agitated sections ⓘ |
| titleTranslationEnglish | Daydreams – Passions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
orchestral color for psychological depiction
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thematic transformation of the idée fixe ⓘ |
| workDate | 1830 ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinComposerOutput | first movement of Berlioz’s Op. 14 ⓘ |
| workStructureContext | opening movement of a five-movement symphony ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Symphonie fantastique