Guitar,Instrumental Duet - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1406050
Composed by Gabriel Faure (1845-1924). Arranged by Clive Lane. 19th Century,Classical. 10 pages. Clive Lane #989141. Published by Clive Lane (A0.1406050).
This gorgeous piece is one of FaurĆ©'s most famous works, originally for choir and piano (or organ).Ā
First published: 1865 (keyboard version, Schoen)
I have arranged it for guitar duet.
Score and parts.
The text of the original piece is a French translation, by the 17th century French dramatist Jean Racine,Ā
of a medieval Latin hymn, Consors paterni luminis. When Gabriel FaurĆ© set the translation to music,Ā
he gave it the title Cantique de Jean Racine, rather than the title of the original hymn.