| The Complete Berlioz |
| 079 |
| Roméo et Juliette |
| Symphonie dramatique |
| Text by | Emile Deschamps, after Shakespeare |
| Dedication: | à Nicolo Paganini |
| For Contr. solo, Ten. solo, Père Laurence (bass); Recitative chorus (4 Contr., 5 Ten., 4 Basses); Chorus I (Capulets, STB: at least 30-20-20); Chorus II (Montagus, STB: at least 30-20-20); Picc., Fl. I-II, Ob. I-II (E. h.), Cl. I-II, Bsn. I-IV; Hn. I-IV, Trpt. I-II, Cornet à pistons I-II; Tromb. I-III, Oph., 2 pr. Timp., B.D., Cymb., 2 Tri., 2 Tambourines, 2 antique cymbals (F, B-flat), Harps I-II (at least 4); Strings (15-15-10-11-9). |
| Date of Composition: | January-September 1839 |
| First Performed | 24 November 1839* (Paris: Salle du Conservatoire, Mme Widemann, contr.; Dupont, ten; Alizard, bass) |
| Duration: about 100 minutes |
Text
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Composer's
Observations and Foreword
Short Program
Note
Long Program Note
Note on Text
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