A recurring 40-bar theme in this piece was taken from the composer's earlier cantata Herminie.
A recurring 40-bar theme in this piece was taken from the composer's earlier cantata Herminie. That theme is paired with the Dies irae in the final movement, and is known as the "idee fixe". This work's third movement was titled "Scene in the Countryside", and its last two movements depict an opium-induced dream of a (*) March to the Scaffold and a witches' sabbath. This symphony was inspired by its composer's obsession with the actress Harriet Smithson. For 10 points, name this symphony by Hector Berlioz.
A recurring 40-bar theme in this piece was taken from the composer's earlier cantata Herminie.
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