Cantique de Jean Racine (Chant by Jean Racine), Op. 11, is a composition for mixed choir and piano or organ by Gabriel Fauré. The text, "Verbe égal au Très-Haut" ("Word, one with the Highest"), is a French paraphrase by Jean Racine of a Latin hymn from the breviary for matins, Consors paterni luminis. The nineteen-year-old composer set the text in 1864–65 for a composition competition at the École Niedermeyer de Paris, and it won him the first prize. The work was first performed the following year on 4 August 1866 in a version with accompaniment of strings and organ. The style shows similarities with his later work, Requiem. Today, the two works are often performed together.
Librettist | Jean Racine ("Verbe égal au Très-Haut", is a paraphrase by Jean Racine after the Breviary.) |
Date of composition | 1865 (1864-1865) |
First published | 1876 |
Type | Religious work |
Tonality | D-flat Major |
Catalogue | Op. 11 |
Spoken language | French |
Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Organ |
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Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine en ré bémol majeur, Op. 11 Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine in re bemolle maggiore, Op. 11 Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine Des-dur, Op. 11 |