Harold en Italie
| Harold en Italie | |
|---|---|
| Symphony with viola solo by Hector Berlioz | |
Portrait of Berlioz, 1832 | |
| English | Harold in Italy |
| Catalogue | H. 16 |
| Opus | 16 |
| Based on | Lord Byron's "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" |
| Performed | 23 November 1834 |
| Movements | four |
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Harold en Italie, symphonie avec un alto principal (Harold in Italy, symphony with viola obbligato), as the manuscript describes it, is a four-movement orchestral work by Hector Berlioz, his Opus 16, H. 68, written in 1834. Throughout, the unusual viola part represents the titular protagonist, without casting the form as a concerto. The movements have these titles, alluding to a programme:
- Harold in the mountains
- March of the pilgrims
- Serenade of an Abruzzo mountaineer
- Orgy of bandits