CHAPTER XIII.
BERLIOZ'S REQUIEM The reading of the score of Berlioz's _Requiem_ makes it appear singularly old-fashioned, but this is true of most of the romantic dramas, which, like the _Requiem_, show up better in actual performance.
It is easy to rail at the vehemence of the Romanticists, but it is not so easy to equal the effect of _Hernani_, _Lucrece Borgia_ and the _Symphonie fantastique_ on the public.

For with all their faults these works had a marvellous success.

The truth is that their vehemence was sincere and not artificial.

The Romanticists had faith in their works and there is nothing like faith to produce lasting results.
Reicha and Leuseur were, as we know, Berlioz's instructors.

Leuseur was the author of numerous works and wrote a good deal of church music.