The term "choral symphony" in this context was coined by Hector Berlioz when he described his Roméo et Juliette as such in his five-paragraph introduction to that work.
O termo sinfonía coral neste contexto foi acuñado por Hector Berlioz cando describiu a obra Roméo et Juliette na súa introdución de cinco parágrafos para a obra.