Litanies à la Vierge Noire

Litanies à la Vierge Noire (1936)

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) completed his Litanies in 1936, a pivotal time in his life and in the history of twentieth-century France. Following the traumatic death of a close friend, Poulenc made a pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Roc-Amadour, a celebrated 12th century site that contains a wooden statue of the Black Madonna. Viewing the Madonna at Roc-Amadour is reputed to create miracles, and Poulenc himself was deeply moved by his experience there. He wrote the opening measures of Litanies in the Chapel of Our Lady of Roc-Amadour, and these notes marked a turning point in his compositional career as well as his return to the Catholic faith. Litanies, composed for three-part female chorus and organ, was the first of a steady stream of religious choral works which continued throughout the rest of his life. The piece consists of a series of litanies, or prayers, to Mary. The deeply personal nature of this work is apparent in the humble and angst-ridden pleas. At the climax of the piece, the singers implore Mary for help to save France. The anguish of the appeal was prophetic, given Frances fall to the Third Reich in May 1940.

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[knowntoknow]

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[organboi]

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[Mezzotenor]

Excellent sound from this choir!

[FritosMolasses]

This was my favorite song!

[SalvadorenaMexicana8]

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