Francis Poulenc Gloria
July 24th, 2008
Gloria is a musical work written by Francis Poulenc in 1959 and is considered one of his best works to date. It is scored for a large orchestra including a soprano solo and a backup chorus. The composition was premiered in 1961 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Gloria is based off a Roman Catholic hymn known normally as the Gloria in Excelsis Deo (”Glory to God in the Highest”, itself part of the Angelic Hymn. Gloria is composed of six movements.