Litanies à la Vierge : Noire Notre-Dame de Roc-Amadour pour chœur de femmes ou d'enfants à 3 parties avec accompagnement d'orgue - Poulenc, Francis 1899-1963 (Paris Durand, 1937)
Litanies à la Vierge noire ("Litany to the Black Virgin"), FP 82, is a piece of sacred music composed in 1936 for a three-part choir of women (or children) and organ, setting a French litany recited at the pilgrimage site Rocamadour which the composer visited. The subtitle, Notre-Dame de Rocamadour, refers to the venerated black sculpture of Mary. The composition is Poulenc's first piece of sacred music. In 1947 he wrote a version for voices accompanied by string orchestra and timpani.
Autograph of Poulenc and dedication to a friend on the first page, dated 1937
Keywords: 20th Century (1901-2000); Litany; Choir; Organ; Paris (France)