Symphonie fantastique, H 48 (Berlioz, Hector)

		Movements/Sections 5 movements I. Rêveries – Passions. Largo – Allegro agitato e appassionato assai – Religiosamente II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo III. Scène aux champs. Adagio IV. Marche au supplice. Allegretto non troppo V. Songe d’une nuit de sabbat. Larghetto – Allegro Composition Year 1830 Genre Categories Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Performances

• General (5)

General

 I. Rȇveries, Passions
*#91852 - 21.25MB - 15:13 -  8.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - !N/!N/!N - 4228x⇩

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 II. Un Bal - Valse
*#91853 - 8.97MB - 6:15 -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 2051x⇩

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 III. Scène aux champs
*#91854 - 19.93MB - 14:54 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1385x⇩

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 IV. Marche au supplice
*#91855 - 8.18MB - 6:07 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - !N/!N/!N - 2671x⇩

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Carolus (2 February 2011)

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 V. Song d'une nuit du sabbat
*#91856 - 14.07MB - 10:24 -  8.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - !N/!N/!N - 2658x⇩

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Carolus (2 February 2011)

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Performer Pages:

DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)

Publisher Info.:

DuPage, IL: DuPage Symphony Orchestra

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag all]

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Performed 9 October 2010, Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville. From Internet Archive.

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Scores

• Full Scores (7)
• Parts (16)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (7)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#24830 - 35.02MB, 148 pages -  6.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (10) - V/V/V* - 20999x⇩

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Daphnis (25 November 2008)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie I, Band 1.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900. Plate H.B. 1

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Public Domain [tag all]

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 Complete Score
*#01107 - 26.18MB, 148 pages -  6.6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (14) - V/V/V* - 7383x⇩

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Wai Ki (24 July 2006)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie I, Band 1.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900. Plate H.B. 1

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, 1970.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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Low resolution

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 I. Rȇveries – Passions (EU)
*#108889 - 3.02MB, 39 (#5–43) pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - C*/68/V* - 3428x⇩

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 II. Un Bal (EU)
*#108890 - 1.98MB, 28 (#44–71) pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - C*/68/V* - 2069x⇩

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Madcapellan (12 July 2011)

 III. Scène aux champs (EU)
*#108891 - 1.48MB, 19 (#72–90) pages -  8.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - C*/68/V* - 1566x⇩

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 IV. Marche au supplice (EU)
*#108892 - 1.58MB, 23 (#91–113) pages -  7.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - C*/68/V* - 3311x⇩

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 V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat (EU)
*#108893 - 3.60MB, 51 (#114–164) pages -  7.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - C*/68/V* - 3729x⇩

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Madcapellan (12 July 2011)

Editor:

Nicholas Temperley (1932*)

Publisher Info.:

New Berlioz Edition, Volume 16.
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1971. Plate BA 5456 (issued 1972)

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Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag all]

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600 dpi

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Parts

Complete

 Flute 1, 2 (Piccolo)
*#38328 - 2.57MB, 26 (14, 12) pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V* - 3175x⇩

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 Oboe 1, 2 (English Horn)
*#38329 - 1.88MB, 20 (12, 8) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 3026x⇩

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 Clarinet 1 (in B♭, A, C, E♭), 2 (in B♭, A, C)
*#38330 - 2.28MB, 24 (12, 12) pages -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V* - 4973x⇩

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 Bassoon 1 & 3, 2 & 4
*#38331 - 1.98MB, 20 (10, 10) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 3241x⇩

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 Horn 1, 2 (in E♭, E, F, low B♭), 3, 4 (in C, E♭)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (in C, B♭, E♭)
Cornets 1, 2 (in B♭), Cornet obbligato (in B♭, Un Bal)
*#38333 - 1.65MB, 20 (4, 4, 4, 4, 4) pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V* - 3369x⇩

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 Trombones 1, 2, 3, Ophicleïdes 1, 2
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 Percussion (Bells, Cymbals, Bass Drum, Snare Drum)
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 Timpani
*#38336 - 0.94MB, 10 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 2135x⇩

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 Harps 1, 2
*#38337 - 0.74MB, 8 (4, 4) pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V* - 1244x⇩

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 Violins I
*#38338 - 2.05MB, 19 pages -  8.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V* - 4210x⇩

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 Violins II
*#38339 - 1.87MB, 18 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V* - 2039x⇩

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 Viola
*#38340 - 1.93MB, 19 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V* - 2032x⇩

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 Cellos
*#26243 - 1.84MB, 18 pages -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V* - 2362x⇩

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 Bass
*#38341 - 1.42MB, 15 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 2146x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (29 August 2009)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910)

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Public Domain [tag all]

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IV. Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold)

 Clarinets 1, 2 (transposed to B♭)
*#47982 - 0.21MB, 4 pages -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 729x⇩

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Abcd31 (4 December 2009)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

abcd31

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

Source: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910)

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano 4 hands (Bannelier)

 Complete Score
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Aldona Jones (15 April 2012)

Arranger:

Charles Bannelier (1840-1899)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Brandus et Cie., n.d.(ca.1878). Plate B. et Cie. 12358

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Public Domain [tag all]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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For Piano 4 hands (Singer)

 Complete Score
*#22274 - 8.64MB, 76 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1298x⇩

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Morel (24 September 2008)

Arranger:

Otto Singer II (1863–1931)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 9290

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Public Domain [tag all]

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For Piano solo (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.470)
*#01994 - 2.30MB, 69 (i, #3-70) pages -  4.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 3801x⇩

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Physicist (28 October 2006)

 Complete Score (S.470) [color scan]
*#08287 - 19.75MB, 69 (i, #3-70) pages -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1158x⇩

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Funper (20 June 2007)

Arranger:

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Trentsensky & Vieweg, No.1134, n.d.(1836). Plate T.et V. 2324.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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 Incomplete Score - movements 1–3 (S.470/1–3)
*#08288 - 4.48MB, 54 [see below] pages -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 799x⇩

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Funper (20 June 2007)

Arranger:

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Editor:

Second edition

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, n.d.(1876?). Plate F.E.C.L. 2829.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

4th mov. nonexistent, 5th mov. partial (only 9 last pages)
Page configuration:
(1: cover, 2-3: preface, 4-45 (#2–43), [missing pages #44-60], 46-54 (#61–69); music)

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Selections

For Piano solo (Liszt)

See: L'idée fixe, S.470a/1, by Franz Liszt

II. Un bal

For Piano solo (Liszt)

 Un bal (S.470/2)
*#68071 - 23.20MB, 15 pages -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1092x⇩

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Funper (15 June 2010)

Arranger:

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d.(1834). Plate S.2677.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

From the Ruth Dana Collection of Liszt Editions.

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IV. Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold)

For Piano solo (Liszt)

 Marche au supplice (S.470a/2)
*#68232 - 23.20MB, 15 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1502x⇩

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Funper (16 June 2010)

Arranger:

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.(1866). Plate 466.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

A later transcripton than S.470/4
From the Ruth Dana Collection of Liszt Editions.

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General Information

Work Title	Symphonie fantastique
Alternative Title	Fantastic Symphony

Composer	Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue Number	Œuvre 14 ; H 48
Key	C minor–C major
Movements/Sections	5 movements I. Rêveries – Passions. Largo – Allegro agitato e appassionato assai – Religiosamente II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo III. Scène aux champs. Adagio IV. Marche au supplice. Allegretto non troppo V. Songe d’une nuit de sabbat. Larghetto – Allegro
Year/Date of Composition	1830
First Publication	1845
Dedication	Nicholas I of Russia
Average Duration	55 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Orchestra 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd also English Horn), 2 clarinets, 4 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, 2 ophicleïdes timpani (4 players), bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, chimes 4 harps, string orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article Holoman Catalogue entry Online scores (Scorch format) at the Hector Berlioz website Keeping Score - Symphonie fantastique (San Francisco Symphony)

Misc. Comments

Publication History

• Berlin, Paris, Moskou: Symphonie Fantastique / composé par / H. Berlioz / pour Piano seul / par / F. Liszt. / […] / Berlin, chez Ad. Mt. Schlesinger; Paris, M. Schlesinger; Moskou Lehnhold. S. 2677 [S. 2677 A. = Un Bal]. 1834.
• Vienne: Episode / de la Vie d’ un Artiste. / Grande Symphonie Fantastique / par / Hector Berlioz / Oeuv: 4. / Arrangée / pour le Pianoforte / par / F. Lisst. [sic!] / No. 2824 / […] / Vienne, chez Trentsensky & Vieweg. / Graben, No. 1134 [this is the adress]; T. et V. 2824. April/Mai 1836. [see Hofmeister Monatsberichte: "Episode de la Vie d’un Artiste. Grande Simphonie fantastique arr. p. Pfte. par F. Liszt. Oe. 4, in Cm"]
• Paris: 1845, Œuvre 14 (full score)
• Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d., as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie I, Band I, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
• Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1972, BA 5456, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 16, edited by Nicholas Temperley

Reprint – study score, TP 331, 1998