Description
Noel de la Vierge Marie Op. 54
Text: Madeleine Pape-Carpantier) (5 ‘)
for mezzo-soprano with orchestral accompaniment: 2 flutes, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon / 1 horn / strings
first publication
fue 2618
The text, heavily influenced by his time, is a prayer to the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. Mel Bonis has given this meditative Christmas music the form of a lullaby. It was published in 1901 in a version for mezzo-soprano and organ. The later orchestral version remained unpublished.
