That is, in fact, the true female voice of the orchestra – a voice at once passionate and chaste, heart-rending, yet soft, which can weep, sigh, and … - Hector Berlioz

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That is, in fact, the true female voice of the orchestra – a voice at once passionate and chaste, heart-rending, yet soft, which can weep, sigh, and lament, chant, pray, and muse, or burst forth into joyous accents, as none other can do.

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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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