Grande Symphonie funèbre et triomphale

Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale
Symphony by Hector Berlioz
1845 engraving of Berlioz
CatalogueH. 808
Opus15
Occasion10th anniversary of the 1830 July Revolution
Movementsthree
Scoringmilitary band, revised for also strings and chorus
Premiere
Date28 July 1840 (1840-07-28)
LocationParis

Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale (English: Grand Funeral and Triumphal Symphony), Op. 15, is the fourth and last symphony by the French composer Hector Berlioz, first performed on 28 July 1840 in Paris. It is one of the earliest examples of a symphony composed for military band.

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