Symphonie Fantastique and Harold in Italy in Full Score (Paperback)

~ Hector Berlioz (Author)

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Few works of the programmatic variety have had the enduring popularity of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Harold in Italy. Both paint vivid pictures (is there anything, in its genre, to match the "March to the Scaffold"?) and transport the listener. These scores are Dover Publications reprints of turn-of-the-century editions from Breitkopf & Hartel, Leipzig and are easy to follow.

Product Description

Complete, authoritative scores of two Romantic symphonic masterpieces show extra-musical themes of "program music"—and intuitive genius, Shakespearean passion of Berlioz. Includes Symphonie Fantastique "program." Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1900-1910 edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (May 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486246574
• ISBN-13: 978-0486246574
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #203,374 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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  #33 in	Books > Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Symphonies

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece, November 17, 2001

By	Hermes Camacho "MusicianHermes" (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this piece! The score is just as great! It's a big print, so it's easy to read and to write in between staff lines and systems. It folds flat really easily and very durable. A must for any music student.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romance in full score, September 18, 2000

By A Customer

The whole "Fantastic synfonia" is surely a thing all music students tending towards the romantic era should have a look into, having also the charming "Harold.." inside, makes it still better. As all "Dower's" this one is accurate, and contains informative editor's notes on the last pages(at least my score has them), something great to peer into.. Five stars!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Has some errors, March 3, 2002

By	Brian St John "Brian" (Mesa, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Yes, it's a great bargain. BUT, be careful - the Symphonie Fantstique portion of this score is taken from the early Breitkopf plates and is full of errors!