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BERLIOZ, HECTOR (1803-1869), French musical composer, was born on the nth of December 1803 at Cote-Saint-Andre, a small town near Grenoble, in the department of Isere. His father, Louis Berlioz, was a physician of repute, and by his desire Hector for some time devoted himself to the study of medicine. At the same time he had music lessons, and, in secret, perused numerous theoretical works on counterpoint and harmony, with little profit it seems, till the hearing and subsequent careful analysis of one of Haydn's quartets opened a rew vista to his unguided aspirations.
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