1. Introduction; 2. Preliminary examples and recent theories; 3. Form as metaphor; 4. Mixing genres, mixing forms: sonata and song in Le Carnaval romain; 5. The vague des passions, monomania, and the first movement of the Symphonie fantastique; 6. Love's emergence and fulfillment: the Scène d'amour from Roméo et Juliette; 7. Epilogue.
This book examines how Berlioz used musical forms to represent a narrative, and to depict emotions such as madness or love.
Stephen Rodgers is Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Musicianship in the School of Music and Dance, University of Oregon.
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