The ophicleide is a family of conical-bore keyed brass instruments invented in early 19th-century France to extend the keyed bugle into the lower range. Of these, the bass ophicleide in eight-foot C o
Ophicleides
Valve Ophicleide in D MET DP 12679 085
Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'un artiste … en cinq parties Op. 14, is a programmatic symphony written by Hector Berlioz in 1830. The first performance was at the Paris Conservatoire on 5
Hector Berlioz
George Clint's portrait of Harriett Smithson, the inspiration for the symphony
Title page of the manuscript score
The opening page of Berlioz's autograph manuscript score