Hector Berlioz Quotes


Time, time - that is our greatest master! Alas, like Ugolino, time devours its own children.


Citations

Berlioz, Hector. New Letters of Hector Berlioz, 1830-1868. Edited by Jacques Barzun, Columbia University Press, 1954.

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Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
  • Born: December 11, 1803
  • Died: March 8, 1869
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Composer

Louis-Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatrice et Bénédict, and works of hybrid genres such as the "dramatic symphony" Roméo et Juliette and the "dramatic legend" La Damnation de Faust.