num_pages: 48
description: Traces the life of the French romantic composer, who wrote his "Symphonie fantastique" after being ignored by English actress Harriet Smithson, and sets the biography in context with highlights of contemporary people and events.
language: English
title: The Life and Times of Hector Berlioz
titlecomplete: The Life and Times of Hector Berlioz (Masters of Music)
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Mitchell Lane Pub Inc