Description

Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater – Vocal Score (Chant/Piano Reduction)

UPC: 9790048000650
Product Type: Sheet Music (Vocal Score / Piano Reduction)
Brand Name: Salabert
MPN: SLB00542500
Other Reference: RL12443
Genre: Sacred Music / Classical
Style: 20th Century Choral / Religious
Setting: Soprano Solo, Mixed Chorus (SATB), and Piano (Reduction of Orchestra)

Overview

Francis Poulenc’s Stabat Mater is one of the most poignant and celebrated sacred works of the 20th century. Composed in 1950 in memory of his dear friend, the artist Christian Bérard, the work departs from traditional operatic mourning, offering instead a deeply personal, almost "human" prayer. This Salabert edition provides the essential Chant/Piano Reduction, allowing the soprano soloist and choir to rehearse and perform with piano accompaniment. The reduction skillfully preserves the lush, orchestral colors and rhythmic vitality of the original score, making it a vital resource for rehearsal and smaller-scale performances of this masterpiece of French sacred music.

Product Features

Format: Softcover Sheet Music
Instrumentation: Voice (Soprano Solo & SATB Chorus) and Piano
Language: Latin
Technical Detail: High-quality piano reduction of the full orchestral score.
Musical Structure: Divided into 12 movements, ranging from the somber to the rhythmically aggressive.

Interesting Facts

A Change of Heart: Poulenc originally intended to write a Requiem for his friend, but upon visiting the shrine of the Black Virgin of Rocamadour, he felt the Stabat Mater—a medieval poem about the suffering of Mary at the foot of the Cross—was a more appropriate vehicle for his grief.
Acclaim: The work was an immediate success, winning the New York Music Critics' Circle Award for Best Choral Work of the year in 1951.
Contrast in Style: Like much of Poulenc's religious music, the Stabat Mater juxtaposes moments of profound, quiet piety with sudden, sharp "secular" energy, reflecting his dual nature as "half monk, half rogue."
The Black Virgin: The final movement, Amen, is considered one of the most glorious and uplifting finales in the choral repertoire, symbolizing spiritual transcendence.

Movement List

The work consists of 12 movements:

Stabat Mater dolorosa
Cujus animam gementem
O quam tristis
Quae moerebat
Quis est homo
Vidit suum
Eja mater
Fac ut ardeat
Sancta mater
Fac ut portem
Inflammatus et accensus
Quando corpus morietur

Publishers

Primary Publisher: Salabert (Paris)
ISMN: 979-0-048-00065-0

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Összefoglaló (Hungarian Translation)

Francis Poulenc Stabat Mater című műve a 20. század egyik legmegindítóbb és legelismertebb szakrális alkotása. A művet 1950-ben komponálta barátja, Christian Bérard emlékére. Ez a Salabert kiadás az ének-zongora kivonatot (zongoraletétet) tartalmazza, amely lehetővé teszi a szoprán szóló és a vegyeskar számára a próbákat és az előadást zongorakísérettel. A zongoraletét bravúrosan adja vissza az eredeti zenekari mű dús színeit és ritmikai feszességét, így nélkülözhetetlen forrás a kórusok és szólisták számára.

Érdekességek

A stílus kettőssége: Poulenc vallásos zenéjére jellemzően a Stabat Mater is ötvözi a mély, csendes áhítatot a hirtelen, éles, szinte világi energiákkal.
Szakrális elismerés: A mű 1951-ben elnyerte a New York-i Zenekritikusok Körének díját a legjobb kórusmű kategóriában.