Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Contents

• 1. Introduction, programme, outline
• 2. Literary and musical romanticism
• 3. Symphonie fantastique in Berlioz's lifetime
• 4. First movement: 'Rêveries, passions'
• 5. Second movement: 'Un bal'
• 6. Third movement: 'Scène aux champs'
• 7. Fourth movement: 'Marche au supplice'
• 8. Fifth movement: 'Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat'
• 9. The sequel
• reception by composers
• 10. Reception: Schumann and musical form
• 11. Other approaches
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.