Stabat Mater, FP 148, is a musical setting of the Stabat Mater sequence composed by Francis Poulenc in 1950. Poulenc wrote the piece in response to the death of his friend, artist Christian Bérard; he considered writing a Requiem for Bérard, but, after returning to the shrine of the Black Virgin of Rocamadour, he selected the medieval Stabat Mater text. Poulenc's setting, scored for soprano solo, mixed chorus, and orchestra, premiered in 1951 at the Strasbourg Festival. The Stabat Mater was well-received throughout Europe, and in the United States it won the New York Critics’ Circle Award for Best Choral Work of the year.
Librettist | Jacopone da Todi |
Date of composition | 1951 (1950-1951) |
First published | 1951 |
Type | Stabat Mater |
Catalogue | FP 148 |
Approx. duration | 35 minutes |
Spoken language | Latin |
Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ; SATBarB Orchestra |
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