Gektor Berlioz - Creator of Program Symphonism

Abstract

Berlioz is one of the greatest composers and the greatest innovators of the 19th century. He went down in history as the creator of programmatic symphonism, which had a profound and fruitful influence on the entire subsequent development of romantic art. For France, the birth of a national symphonic culture is associated with the name of Berlioz. Berlioz is a musician of a wide profile: composer, conductor, music critic, who defended advanced, democratic ideals in art.