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. Monsieur et madame saintemarie perrin, messieurs gabriel et emmanuel perrin. It was first performed in 1866, with an accompaniment of strings and organ. Daily updated free sheet music resource for new musicians and enthusiasts. Probably faures best known and most often done work next to h. Itll give you a much fuller understanding to your account of the pros and cons of it. Founded in 1997, gondwana voices is australias national choir for treble singers aged 1017. Morceaux choisis des classiques francais des xvi e, xvii e.
Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. The words sung by the chorus verbe egal au treshaut are a translation by 17thcentury french. Louisbenoit perrin et alfredlouis perrin, imprimeurs a lyon enssib. Schon vor einiger zeit fand ich im eb ein liedchen. Famous for a handful of popular pieces including the pavane, dolly suite, requiem, berceuse for violin. All breathing and dynamics and a pronunciation guide are in the score. You may also be interested in the following sheet music. Jean racines cantique, by gabriel faure michelines blog. Ce morceau a ete compose par gabriel faure, mark phillips, jean baptiste racine. It was first performed on 1 january 1677 see phedre, wikipedia.
The cantique is a setting of words by the 17 th century dramatist and poet jean racine. The ensemble has built an international reputation for performa. Phedre is a dramatic tragedy, in five acts, written in alexandrine verse twelve syllables. And if something doesnt work properly, please let me know see the comments section of my homepage. He was one of the foremost french composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20thcentury composers.
A wonderfully delicate and effective setting of the orig. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. 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. Yet we had to wait until 1994 for the first publication of the version originally conceived by the composer. Grilled black angus filet mignon with bleu cheese glacage, served with bacon and. Marielouisjean dit saintemarie perrin, architecte a qui lon. 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. 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. Most files also offer a short audio playback and the facility to transpose a piece. Pdf song, harpsichord or piano or organ early 20th century license.
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