All breathing and dynamics and a pronunciation guide are in the score. You may also be interested in the following sheet music. Composed in 1865, when faure was just twenty, its very much a precursor to the requiem, with similarly lush, intense choral writing layered on top of sparse organ accompaniment. Itll give you a much fuller understanding to your account of the pros and cons of it. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. The cantique is a setting of words by the 17 th century dramatist and poet jean racine. Written by the nineteenyearold composer in 18645, the piece won faure the first prize when he graduated from the ecole niedermeyer and was first performed the following year on august 4, 1866, with accompaniment of strings and organ. Jean racines cantique, by gabriel faure michelines blog. Monsieur et madame saintemarie perrin, messieurs gabriel et emmanuel perrin. He was one of the foremost french composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20thcentury composers. Pdf song, harpsichord or piano or organ early 20th century license. Founded in 1997, gondwana voices is australias national choir for treble singers aged 1017. The words sung by the chorus verbe egal au treshaut are a translation by 17thcentury french. A wonderfully delicate and effective setting of the orig.
And if something doesnt work properly, please let me know see the comments section of my homepage. The text, verbe egal au treshaut word, one with the highest, is a french paraphrase by jean racine of a latin hymn from the breviary for matins, consors paterni luminis. It was first performed on 1 january 1677 see phedre, wikipedia. Marielouisjean dit saintemarie perrin, architecte a qui lon. Hymn of jean racine choral work by gabriel faure, composed for fourpart chorus and organ in 1865 and revised for chorus and chamber orchestra in 1906. It was first performed in 1866, with an accompaniment of strings and organ. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Morceaux choisis des classiques francais des xvi e, xvii e. Probably faures best known and most often done work next to h. Grilled black angus filet mignon with bleu cheese glacage, served with bacon and. Daily updated free sheet music resource for new musicians and enthusiasts.
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