Poulenc turned to sacred music first in 1937 when he composed the mass Messe en sol majeur. He dedicated it to the memory of his father who had died some years before. He set the all parts of the Latin mass, with the exception of the Credo, in 1937, scored for a soprano soloist and a mixed choir a cappella. As he omitted the Credo, it is technically a missa brevis, in five movements:

Original Name Messe en Sol majeur
Date of composition 1937
Premiered 1938, April 3rd in Paris, France
First published 1938
Dedicated to à la mémoire de mon père
Type Mass
Tonality G Major
Catalogue FP 89
Approx. duration 14 minutes
Spoken language Latin
Instruments Voice (Soprano)
Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ; SSAATTBB choir a cappella
Links
Autotranslations beta Francis Poulenc: Mass en sol majeur, FP 89
Francis Poulenc: Mass in sol maggiore, FP 89
Francis Poulenc: Mass G-dur, FP 89