Tag Archives: berlioz
Berlioz and Post-Christian Europe
In the 16th century, the Catholic Church largely collapsed with the Protestant Reformation. The schism and the century of war … Continue reading
Posted in 1837 blog, Topics in History
Tagged agnosticism, atheism, berlioz, berlioz requiem, christianity, composers, music history
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1837, vol. 5: Henselt, Bull, Berlioz
Adolf von Henselt was known as the Chopin of Germany. He was skilled enough a pianist and composer to deserve … Continue reading
Berlioz’s Plot to Assassinate Pleyel
Early in 1831, just after Berlioz won the Prix de Rome and began his two years of study at the … Continue reading
Posted in 1837 blog, Miscellanea
Tagged berlioz, classical music, composers, music history, pleyel
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Matthew B. Tepper’s Berlioz Requiem Page
Hector Berlioz finished two of his most important compositions in 1837, one of them his immense and powerful Requiem. I … Continue reading
Posted in 1837 blog, Aesthetics and Criticism
Tagged berlioz, hector berlioz, matthew b tepper, requiem, tepper, university of minnesota
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