Videntes Stellam (Poulenc)
Movements
Notes
He experienced a religious awakening after the death of a close friend, and his compositions began to reflect his renewed Catholicism. Videntes Stellam translates as ‘When they saw the star’.
[Upon] seeing [the] star, [the] Magi
rejoiced in great joy:
and entering the house
they offered gold,
frankincense and myrrh.
