Berlioz

[ber-lee-ohz; Fr. ber-lyawz]

Ber·li·oz

[ber-lee-ohz; Fr. ber-lyawz]
noun
Louis Hec·tor [lwee-ek-tawr] , 1803–69, French composer.
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Berlioz (ˈbɛəlɪˌəʊz, French bɛrljoz)
 
n
Hector (Louis) (ɛktɔr). 1803--69, French composer, regarded as a pioneer of modern orchestration. His works include the cantata La Damnation de Faust (1846), the operas Les Troyens (1856--59) and Béatrice et Bénédict (1860--62), the Symphonie fantastique (1830), and the oratorio L'Enfance du Christ (1854)

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