Marche au supplice

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Marche au supplice is the dramatic fourth movement of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, depicting the protagonist’s opium-induced vision of his own march to the guillotine.

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Marche au supplice canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral movement
program music
associatedCharacter the Artist (protagonist of Symphonie fantastique)
composer Hector Berlioz
countryOfOrigin France
depicts execution of the artist-protagonist
march to the guillotine
opium-induced vision
endingFeature final chord suggesting the fall of the blade
orchestral depiction of the guillotine stroke
genre symphonic program music
hasCataloguedWork Symphonie fantastique, H 48
idéeFixeFunction represents the beloved before the execution
includes brief appearance of the idée fixe
literaryInfluence Romantic fascination with death and the grotesque
mood dramatic
foreboding
macabre
movementNumber 4
narrativeRole precedes the Witches’ Sabbath finale
notableRecording recordings by the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan
recordings by the Concertgebouw Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein
recordings by the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique under John Eliot Gardiner
opusNumberOfWork Op. 14
orchestrationFeature bassoons
large Romantic orchestra
low strings
prominent brass
prominent percussion
timpani
partOf Symphonie fantastique
period Romantic era
positionInWork between the Scène aux champs and the Songe d’une nuit du sabbat
premiereDate 1830-12-05
premierePlace Paris
premiereWork Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
relatedWork Scène aux champs
Songe d’une nuit du sabbat
tempoCharacter march-like
theme march rhythm
ominous procession
sudden dynamic contrasts
titleLanguage French
translatedTitle March to the Scaffold
linked to: The Execution
workKey C minor

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Symphonie fantastique movement Marche au supplice
subject linked to: Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Rêveries – Passions relatedWork Marche au supplice
Scène aux champs relatedWork Marche au supplice