After this composition's horrible premiere, its co
After this composition's horrible premiere, its composer received a letter asking him why he didn't have the courage to "blow his brains out." The third movement of this work imitates the sound the bagpipes played by the pifferari, bands of country musicians its composer heard in Italy. The harp and horns imitate bells in its second movement, which, like the Italian Symphony, depicts a pilgrim's march. Chrétien Urhan was the soloist at the premiere of this piece, whose main theme was borrowed from the composer's earlier overture about Rob Roy. That theme ends the last movement, called (*) "The Orgy of Brigands," and is played by the solo viola player. After completing its first movement, its composer sent it to this piece's commissioner, Niccolò Paganini, who then decided not to play it. Based on a poem by Lord Byron, this is, for 10 points, what second symphony of Hector Berlioz?
After this composition's horrible premiere, its composer received a letter asking him why he didn't have the courage to "blow his brains out.
Harold in Italy [or Harold en Italie; do not accept any answer containing "the" or "a"; accept Hector Berlioz's Second Symphony before "second" is read]