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How does the fugue in Berlioz’s Grande Messe des morts use the orchestra and chorus?
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In the "Offertory" of Hector Berlioz’s Grande Messe des morts (1837), the fugal treatment is handled entirely by the orchestra. This orchestral fugue features a very long subject, which is accompanied by a choral ostinato motive consisting of only two notes.1