Marche au supplice
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Marche au supplice is the dramatic fourth movement of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, depicting the protagonist’s opium-induced vision of his own march to the guillotine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral movement
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program music ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | the Artist (protagonist of Symphonie fantastique) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
execution of the artist-protagonist
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march to the guillotine ⓘ opium-induced vision ⓘ |
| endingFeature |
final chord suggesting the fall of the blade
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orchestral depiction of the guillotine stroke ⓘ |
| genre | symphonic program music ⓘ |
| hasCataloguedWork | Symphonie fantastique, H 48 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| idéeFixeFunction | represents the beloved before the execution ⓘ |
| includes | brief appearance of the idée fixe ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | Romantic fascination with death and the grotesque ⓘ |
| mood |
dramatic
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foreboding ⓘ macabre ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | precedes the Witches’ Sabbath finale ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
recordings by the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan
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recordings by the Concertgebouw Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein ⓘ recordings by the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique under John Eliot Gardiner ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfWork | Op. 14 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
bassoons
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large Romantic orchestra ⓘ low strings ⓘ prominent brass ⓘ prominent percussion ⓘ timpani ⓘ |
| partOf | Symphonie fantastique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | between the Scène aux champs and the Songe d’une nuit du sabbat ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1830-12-05 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWork | Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Scène aux champs
NERFINISHED
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Songe d’une nuit du sabbat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | march-like ⓘ |
| theme |
march rhythm
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ominous procession ⓘ sudden dynamic contrasts ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | March to the Scaffold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workKey | C minor ⓘ |
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Symphonie fantastique