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{{dablink|For the work by the poet Ovid, see [[Tristia]].}}
{{Short description|1852 musical work by Hector Berlioz}}
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{{Infobox musical composition
| name = ''Tristia''
| type = Choral-symphonic music
| composer = {{nowrap|[[Hector Berlioz]]}}
| image = Berlioz young.jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| alt =
| caption = Berlioz portrayed in 1832
| opus = 18
| text = poetry by [[Thomas Moore]] and [[Ernest Legouvé]]
| language = {{hlist | French }}
| composed = {{hlist | 1832 | 1844 | 1848 }}
| published = 1852
| movements = three
| scoring = {{hlist | narrator | tenor | baritone | chorus | orchestra | piano }}
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'''''Tristia''''', [[Opus number|Op]]. 18, is a musical work consisting of three short pieces for [[choir|chorus]] and [[orchestra]] by the [[France|French]] composer [[Hector Berlioz]]. Apart from its title, it has nothing to do with the collection of [[Latin]] poems by [[Ovid]] (the word ''tristia'' in [[Latin]] means 'sad things'). The individual works were composed at different times and published together in 1852. Berlioz associated them in his mind with Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]'', one of his favourite plays. They were never performed during the composer's lifetime.


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==Details of the work==
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'''''Tristia''''' Op. 18 is a musical work consisting of three short pieces for [[orchestra]] and [[choir|chorus]] by the [[France|French]] composer [[Hector Berlioz]]. Apart from its title, it has nothing to do with the collection of [[Latin]] poems by [[Ovid]] (the word ''tristia'' in [[Latin]] means 'sorrowful, sad'<ref>The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary, March 1995, ISBN 0-553-57301-2</ref>). The individual works were composed at different times and published together in 1852. Berlioz associated them in his mind with [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'', one of his favourite plays. They were never performed during the composer's lifetime.

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==Details of the work==
The three movements are:
The three movements are:
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# ''Méditation religieuse'' (Religious Meditation) A setting of a poem by [[Thomas Moore]] (translated into French by Louise Belloc) for six-part chorus and small orchestra. It was composed during Berlioz's stay in [[Rome]] in 1831.
|''Méditation religieuse'' (Religious Meditation) A setting of a poem by [[Thomas Moore]] (translated into French by Louise Belloc) for six-part chorus and small orchestra. It was composed during Berlioz's stay in Rome in 1831.
# ''La Mort d'Ophélie'' (The death of [[Ophelia (character)|Ophelia]]) A setting of a ballade by [[Ernest Legouvé]], based on Gertrude's description of Ophelia's drowning in Act IV of ''Hamlet''. It was originally composed for solo voice and piano in 1842 but in 1848 Berlioz revised it for female choir and orchestra.
|''La mort d’Ophélie'' (The death of [[Ophelia (character)|Ophelia]]) A setting of a ballade by [[Ernest Legouvé]], based on Gertrude's description of Ophelia's drowning in Act IV of ''[[Hamlet]]''. It was originally composed for solo voice and piano in 1842 but in 1848 Berlioz revised it for female choir and orchestra.
# ''Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d'Hamlet'' (Funeral March for the final scene of ''Hamlet'') Probably composed in 1844 for a stage performance of ''Hamlet'' which never took place. This is the most famous of the three pieces. It uses wordless chorus and orchestra and culminates in a volley of musketry.
|''Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d'Hamlet'' (Funeral March for the final scene of ''Hamlet''). The score bears the date September 22, 1848 on it, but it was probably composed in late 1844 and revised on this date. It was composed for a stage performance of ''Hamlet'' at the Odéon Theatre that never took place. Berlioz never heard the work. It is the most famous of the three pieces.
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== References ==
== References ==
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* David Cairns: ''Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness'' (the second volume of his biography of the composer) (Viking, 1999)
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* Hugh Macdonald: ''Berlioz'' ("The Master Musicians", J.M.Dent, 1982)

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* Berlioz: ''Memoirs'' (Dover, 1960)
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*David Cairns: ''Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness'' (the second volume of his biography of the composer) (Viking, 1999)
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*Hugh Macdonald: ''Berlioz'' ("The Master Musicians", J.M.Dent, 1982)
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*Berlioz: ''Memoirs'' (Dover, 1960)


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.hberlioz.com/Scores/shamlet.htm Information on the Funeral March]
* [http://www.hberlioz.com/Scores/shamlet.htm Information on the Funeral March]
* [http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=19191 Legouvé's French text for ''La mort d'Ophélie''].


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Latest revision as of 12:59, 18 May 2024

Tristia
Choral-symphonic music by Hector Berlioz
Berlioz portrayed in 1832
Opus18
Textpoetry by Thomas Moore and Ernest Legouvé
Language
  • French
Composed
  • 1832
  • 1844
  • 1848
Published1852
Movementsthree
Scoring
  • narrator
  • tenor
  • baritone
  • chorus
  • orchestra
  • piano

Tristia, Op. 18, is a musical work consisting of three short pieces for chorus and orchestra by the French composer Hector Berlioz. Apart from its title, it has nothing to do with the collection of Latin poems by Ovid (the word tristia in Latin means 'sad things'). The individual works were composed at different times and published together in 1852. Berlioz associated them in his mind with Shakespeare's Hamlet, one of his favourite plays. They were never performed during the composer's lifetime.

Details of the work

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The three movements are:

  1. Méditation religieuse (Religious Meditation) A setting of a poem by Thomas Moore (translated into French by Louise Belloc) for six-part chorus and small orchestra. It was composed during Berlioz's stay in Rome in 1831.
  2. La mort d’Ophélie (The death of Ophelia) A setting of a ballade by Ernest Legouvé, based on Gertrude's description of Ophelia's drowning in Act IV of Hamlet. It was originally composed for solo voice and piano in 1842 but in 1848 Berlioz revised it for female choir and orchestra.
  3. Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d'Hamlet (Funeral March for the final scene of Hamlet). The score bears the date September 22, 1848 on it, but it was probably composed in late 1844 and revised on this date. It was composed for a stage performance of Hamlet at the Odéon Theatre that never took place. Berlioz never heard the work. It is the most famous of the three pieces.

References

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  • David Cairns: Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness (the second volume of his biography of the composer) (Viking, 1999)
  • Hugh Macdonald: Berlioz ("The Master Musicians", J.M.Dent, 1982)
  • Berlioz: Memoirs (Dover, 1960)
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