Le songe d’Hérode

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Le songe d’Hérode is a section of Hector Berlioz’s oratorio *L’Enfance du Christ* that dramatizes King Herod’s ominous dream and growing fear of the prophesied child.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical movement
oratorio section
basedOn Biblical narrative of King Herod
Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED
character King Herod NERFINISHED
composer Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
depicts Herod’s anxiety about the birth of Christ
genre oratorio
sacred music
instrumentation orchestra
language French
librettist Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED
narrativeRole depicts Herod’s growing fear
dramatizes King Herod’s dream
originalLanguageLibretto French
partOf L’Enfance du Christ NERFINISHED
Triptyque sacré L’Enfance du Christ NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Biblical scenes in L’Enfance du Christ
positionInWork Part I of L’Enfance du Christ NERFINISHED
setting Herod’s palace NERFINISHED
theme fear of a prophesied child
ominous dream
persecution
prophecy
timePeriodDepicted time of the birth of Jesus
titleTranslation Herod’s Dream NERFINISHED
vocalForces chorus
solo voices
workTitleLanguage French

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L’Enfance du Christ hasPart Le songe d’Hérode