The Prince stood beside the timpanist to count his rests for him and see that he came in in the right place. I suppressed all the trumpet passages wh… - Hector Berlioz

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The Prince stood beside the timpanist to count his rests for him and see that he came in in the right place. I suppressed all the trumpet passages which were clearly beyond the players' grasp. The solitary trombone was left to his own devices; but as he wisely confined himself to the notes with which he was thoroughly familiar, such as A flat, D and F, and was careful to avoid all others, his success in the role was almost entirely a silent one.

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About Hector Berlioz

Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11 1803 – March 8 1869) was a French composer, conductor and music critic, widely seen as the greatest representative in music of the French Romantic school.

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Alternative Names: Louis-Hector Berlioz Louis Hector Berlioz Hektors Berliozs Luī Ektors Berliozs Ludovicus Hector Berlioz Ettore Berlioz Hector Louis Berlioz Ludoviko Hektoro Berlioz Гектор Берлиоз Берлиоз, Гектор Луи Гектор Луи Берлиоз Berlioz ベルリオーズ ルイ・エクトル・ベルリオーズ Hektor Berlioz
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