In 1936 Poulenc began creating the more sombre, austere tones of religion after returning to his Catholic faith, including Exultate Deo, a motet for SATB a cappella.
Poulenc's setting of the Psalm 81, Exultate Deo, 'Sing aloud unto the Lord', is both reverent and vivid, and his harmonic tricks are used to dramatic ends. In 1936 Poulenc began creating the more sombre, austere tones of religion after returning to his Catholic faith, including Exultate Deo, a motet for SATB a cappella.
Poulenc's setting of the Psalm 81, Exultate Deo, 'Sing aloud unto the Lord', is both reverent and vivid, and his harmonic tricks are used to dramatic ends.
