Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1831 A, 1849 B |
Genre Categories | Meditations; Melodies; Songs; |
Work Title | Méditation religieuse |
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Alternative. Title | Tristia, No.1 |
Composer | Berlioz, Hector |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Œuvre 18 No.1; H 56B |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHB 39 |
Key | G major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1831 A, 1849 B |
First Publication. | 1849 (vocal score), 1851 (full score) B |
Librettist | Anne-Louise Swanton-Belloc (1796–1881), after Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
Language | French |
Dedication | à Prince Eugen von Sayn-Wittgenstein (1825–1886) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | mixed choir (SSTTBB), orchestra |
InstrDetail | 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings |
External Links | Libretto at The Hector Berlioz Website |
»Ce monde entier n’est qu’une ombre fugitive« (text by Louise Swanton-Belloc, after Thomas Moore “This world is a fleeting show”)