Tristia, Op. 18 is a musical work consisting of three short pieces for orchestra and chorus by the French composer Hector Berlioz. Apart from its title, it has nothing to do with the collection of Latin poems by Ovid (the word tristia in Latin means 'sad things'). The individual works were composed at different times and published together in 1852. Berlioz associated them in his mind with Shakespeare's Hamlet, one of his favourite plays. They were never performed during the composer's lifetime.
Librettist | Anne-Louise Swanton-Belloc; Ernest Legouvé |
Date of composition | 1849 (revised in 1851) |
First published | 1852 |
Dedicated to | Prince Eugen von Sayn-Wittgenstein |
Type | Cantata |
Catalogue | H 119 |
Approx. duration | 16 minutes |
Spoken language | French |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Chorus/Choir |
Autotranslations beta |
Hector Berlioz: Tristia, H 119 Hector Berlioz: Tristia, H 119 Hector Berlioz: Tristia, H 119 |