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.

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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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Les Troyens notableScene Royal Hunt and Storm