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This Companion features essays by distinguished scholars that explore Berlioz's role in the cultural landscape of nineteenth-century France, his key compositions—including symphonies, overtures, operas, sacred music, and songs—along with his significant writings, which encompass a charming memoir, several short stories, extensive music criticism, and a treatise on orchestration. It also examines his interactions, both direct and indirect, with renowned composers such as Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, and Wagner, as well as his enduring influence in France. The volume is complemented by a comprehensive chronology of Berlioz's life and a thoughtfully annotated bibliography.