A la claire fontaine
... for Cantabile Spirito, Kingston ON Canada ...
Edition
Ref. :
CP1938
Type of material:
Octavo score
Description
Text in:
French
Epoque:
21st century
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Popular
Type of Choir:
SSAA (4 women voices )
Instrumentation:
Optional instrumental accompaniment
(4 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Piano (1) ; Flute (1) ; Oboe (1) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Source of text:
French Canadian
Comment(s):
This song may have appeared as early as 1604, when the first French settlement was established in Quebec. A clear fountain, a rose, and heart-break. Children sing this folk-song and adults relate to the deeper meanings.