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level 9 History
Berlioz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| date and place of birth | Cote St. Andre, 1803 |
| instruments he played | guitar, flute (not piano) |
| Where Berlioz studied | Paris Conservatoire |
| big prize he won | Prix de Rome |
| the woman he admired and wrote the symphony for | Harriet Smithson, English actress |
| Two books he wrote | Memoirs and instrumentation textbook |
| National honour | Legion of honour, France |
| year of death | 1869 |
| best known career | conductor and composer |
| weird fact | had a plan to kill his fiancee |
| innovations | added orchestral effects and different instruments |