Royal Hunt and Storm
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Royal Hunt and Storm is a dramatic orchestral and choral sequence from Hector Berlioz’s grand opera *Les Troyens*, renowned for its vivid depiction of a hunt and tempestuous love scene.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera excerpt
ⓘ
orchestral and choral sequence ⓘ |
| associatedComposerWork | Les Troyens, H.133 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Virgil's Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
hunt
ⓘ
storm ⓘ tempestuous love scene ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | depicts offstage action between Dido and Aeneas ⓘ |
| features |
chorus
ⓘ
offstage effects ⓘ programmatic depiction of nature ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
dramatic orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Chasse royale et orage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical mythology ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movementType | symphonic tableau ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of storm and passion
ⓘ
dramatic atmosphere ⓘ vivid orchestration ⓘ |
| operaAct | Act IV of Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Les Troyens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
grand opera ⓘ |
| performanceContext | concert excerpt from Les Troyens ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereWork | Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | French grand opera style ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | love of Dido and Aeneas ⓘ |
| uses |
choral writing to enhance drama
ⓘ
orchestral color to depict natural phenomena ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
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