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Hector Berlioz and Time Travel

History
Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 - March 8, 1869) was a well known French composer of classical music in the romantic era. Most famous for his compositions "Symphonie Fantastique" and "Grande messe des Morts", Berlioz was an important innovator in the orchestral world. His music changed conceptions about the orchestra in many ways, including the orchestra's size, the role of each instrument family, and the instruments that make up the orchestra itself. Less known is his personal fascination with time travel. It is the belief of many musicologists that Berlioz made inquiries to a number of the leading scientists of Paris in 1840 as to whether time travel was indeed possible, but was given unsatisfactory answers by all. An obscure physicist, whose name has fallen out of memory, is said to have provided Berlioz with an affirmative answer, and constructed a Time Machine for Berlioz's personal use.

Physical Appearance
The time machine rumored to be given to Berlioz in 1840 was slightly larger than a normal human at the time. It consisted of a cylindrical metal chamber 6 feet tall x 3 feet wide, barely large enough for a normal human to fit inside. The scientific specifications of how the machine was actually supposed to work are unknown. Friends and contemporaries of Berlioz, such as Franz Liszt, reported seeing the device and noted the strangeness of it.

Extent of Success
Though the general public, as well as most scholars, regards time travel as a myth, small groups of musicologists have found evidence for successful time travel in Berlioz's works. For example, his orchestra was much closer in size to that of the later romantic and post-romantic eras, and his orchestration methods were well beyond his time. Indeed, many scholars have found evidence that there is a quote from Richard Wagner's famous opera "Tristan Und Isolde" in Berlioz's "Grande Symphonie Funebre et Triumphale", which was premiered in 1844, after he was rumored to be in possession of the machine.

Whereabouts of the Time Machine
There is considerable dispute about not only whether the Time Machine did indeed exist, but also what happened to it after Berlioz's death in 1869. Many scholars who do not believe the Time Machine theory point to this dispute as proof that it did not exist. However, others say that Berlioz willed it to a family member, and wished to keep its existence strictly private, lest the public devalue his music for his beliefs. This theory links the time machine to various people throughout history, culminating in its eventual crossing over to the United States, where it is now rumored to be kept by the famous composer and conductor Gunther Schuller. Mr. Schuller has denied this claim on every occasion it has been brought up.