Harold in Italy details

Question 1

Date

Answer 1

1834

Question 2

Harold Bloom quotation - Berlioz relationship to Beethoven

Answer 2

“anxiety of influence”

Question 3

Programme movement headings

Answer 3

“Harold aux montagnes”
“Marche des pèlerins”
Sérénade
“Orgie de brigands”

Question 4

Comparison between Harold and Beethoven 9 - beginning of the finale

Answer 4

“systematic review and rejection of themes from earlier movements at the beginning of the finale”

Question 5

Representation of Berlioz’s relationship to Beethoven in symphonic form

Answer 5

establishes terms of reference with Beethoven - reverses them - Bloom - “creative revisionism”

Question 6

Non-resolution in the finale

Answer 6

recollections of themes from previous three movements – suggests a final theme will eventually triumph – but does not

Question 7

HArold in the finale

Answer 7

anti-heroic – disappears

feeble attempts at reprise of Harold theme in finale