Invocation (CD 51, L. 40) is a composition for men's choir and orchestra, with a solo tenor, by Claude Debussy. It is a seeting of a text by Alphonse de Lamartine.
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| Choral composition by Claude Debussy | |
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| Text | by Alphonse de Lamartine |
| Composed | 1883 |
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History
editDebussy composed Invocation in 1883, setting a text by Alphonse de Lamartine[1] in a three-partite form for men's choir and orchestra, with a solo tenor in the middle section. A vocal score was published in 1928, and a full score in 1957.
References
edit- ^ "Choruses for Male Voices and Orchestra - SIBELIUS, DEBUSSY, R STRAUSS, BRUCKNER, SCHUBERT, GRIEG, WAGNER" (PDF). Naxos Records. Retrieved 22 August 2024.