This magnificent setting for winds retains all the glory and color of the full chorus and orchestra version, complete with harp and string bass. Hymn of jean racine choral work by gabriel faure, composed for fourpart chorus and organ in 1865 and revised for chorus and chamber orchestra in 1906. Each babelguide includes a recitation of the text by a. May be used as a choral score, together with carus 70. The choir have been invited to perform the music of sir karl jenkins in the stern auditorium of the carnegie hall on 15 january 2018 under conductor jonathan griffith. Thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet. Jean racine synonyms, jean racine pronunciation, jean racine translation, english dictionary definition of jean racine. I used the satb version of igor balasina for the male choir ttbb version.
The text, verbe egal au treshaut word, one with the highest, is a french paraphrase by jean racine of a latin hymn from the breviary for matins, consors paterni luminis. Apr 14, 2015 use a babelguide to learn the meaning and pronunciation of this text as set by faure. Phedre is a dramatic tragedy, in five acts, written in alexandrine verse twelve syllables. Please consult the manual of style for creating composer work lists. Written by the nineteenyearold composer in 18645, the piece won faure the first prize when he graduated from the ecole niedermeyer and was first performed the following year on august 4, 1866, with accompaniment of strings and organ. Hear a native speaker reciting the text while seeing the original text, wordforword english translation, and international phonetic alphabet ipa guide in the babel guide. The words sung by the chorus verbe egal au treshaut are a translation by 17thcentury french. Now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free. The text is a french translation, by the 17th century french dramatist jean racine, of a medieval latin hymn, consors paterni luminis. The cantique is a setting of words by the 17 th century dramatist and poet jean racine.
A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be found on this page. This is a great literal translation but verbe should be translated as word with a capital w. Pronunciation guide for the cantique southampton philharmonic. Racine is the prime exemplar of french classicism classicism, a term that, when applied generally, means clearness, elegance, symmetry, and repose produced by attention to traditional forms. Looking back in 1905, the mature composer saw fit to orchestrate the works organ part for small orchestra. Use a babelguide to learn the meaning and pronunciation of this text as set by faure.
It is remarkable that it was written by a student who was only twenty years old, and it is just as well for the ecole niedermeyers reputation that the cantique. And if something doesnt work properly, please let me know see the comments section of my homepage. Wordforword translations and ipa transcriptions of songs and arias in latin, italian, german, and french in pdf format. Singersbabel offers tools to help you learn the meaning and pronunciation of texts found in art songs, oratorios, and secular and sacred choral music. Jean racines cantique, by gabriel faure michelines blog. Jean racine definition of jean racine by the free dictionary. John rutter has done an exceptional job of editing this stand.
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