Instruments
Ensembles
Opera
Composers
Performers

Sheet music $3.50

Original

Four Motets for Lent. Francis Poulenc. Choir sheet music.

Translation

Four Motets for Lent. Francis Poulenc. Choir sheet music.

Original

Four Motets for Lent. Tristis est anima mea. Composed by Francis Poulenc. 1899-1963. For Choral. SATB. Choral. Sacred. 4 pages. Editions Salabert #SLB5246. Published by Editions Salabert. HL.50407100. The pain and suffering of Passiontide is evoked in the austere texts of these four motets. Using somber, bittersweet harmonies and angular melodies alongside more comfortable, chorale-like textures, Poulenc creates rapid, effective changes of mood. Though the performance of this music is challenging, its passionate spirituality makes the task worthwhile.

Translation

Four Motets for Lent. Tristis est anima mea. Composed by Francis Poulenc. 1899-1963. For Choral. SATB. Choral. Sacred. 4 pages. Editions Salabert #SLB5246. Published by Editions Salabert. HL.50407100. The pain and suffering of Passiontide is evoked in the austere texts of these four motets. Using somber, bittersweet harmonies and angular melodies alongside more comfortable, chorale-like textures, Poulenc creates rapid, effective changes of mood. Though the performance of this music is challenging, its passionate spirituality makes the task worthwhile.