The title character of one work by this composer asks Nature to cure him of his ennui in "Natureimmense, impenetrable et fiÃ¨re".
The title character of one work by this composer asks Nature to cure him of his ennui in "Natureimmense, impenetrable et fiÃ¨re". In that work by him, a song about a rat in a kitchen that is poisonedis sung in a tavern by Brander. Instrumental excerpts from that work by this composer include "TheBallet of the Sylphes" and the (*) "Rakoczy March". The finale of one orchestral work by him includesthe juxtaposition of the Dies irae with a "round dance" theme depicting a witches' sabbath. An idÃ©e fixe["EE-day feex"] represents the composer's love for Harriet Smithson in that symphony, which includes a"March to the Scaffold". For 10 points, name this French Romantic composer of The Damnation of Faustand Symphonie Fantastique.
The title character of one work by this composer asks Nature to cure him of his ennui in "Natureimmense, impenetrable et fiÃ¨re".
Hector Berlioz