SKU: HL.48186965
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Leduc. Classical.
CD only. 21 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #HA09260.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48186965).
UPC: 888680882952.
7.25x10.75
inches.
“Bein
g such a prolific
composer, particularly
for Vocal and Piano
works, Gabriel
Fauré's music is
always addressed with
high expectations. His
Les Djinns for SATB choir
and Piano is no
exception. Fauré
(1845-1924) began
receiving high quality
musical instruction from
age 10 at the Niedermeyer
School. He eventually
became a piano pupil of
Camille Saint-Saëns.
Fauré's career saw
him succeed
Théodore Dubois as
organist at the Church of
Madeleine in Paris and
become professor of
composition at the Paris
Conservatoire, all the
while composing sublime
works. Les Djinns was
written towards the
beginning of the
composer's career and is
based on the poem of the
same name by Victor Hugo.
The poem depicts the
sounds of the night. Each
stanza becomes gradually
longer as the text
climaxes, and shortens
again with the
anticlimax, creating an
arch form. Fauré
mimics this in his music
through use of structure,
dynamics and the texture
of the Piano
accompaniment. With
Fauré's music
remaining hugely popular
to this day, Les Djinns
is a favourite for the
choral
repertoire.&rdquo.
theodore-dubois
