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 |
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Francis Poulenc: Mass en sol majeur, FP 89 Francis Poulenc: Mass in sol maggiore, FP 89 Francis Poulenc: Mass G-dur, FP 89 |