Gloria (Poulenc)

Gloria
Choral music by Francis Poulenc
CatalogueFP 177
LanguageLatin
Based onGloria
Composed1959 (1959)
Performed21 January 1961 (1961-01-21)
Scoring
  • soprano solo
  • mixed choir
  • orchestra

The Gloria by Francis Poulenc, FP 177, scored for soprano solo, large orchestra, and chorus, is a setting of the Gloria text from the mass ordinary. One of Poulenc's most celebrated works, it was commissioned by the Koussevitsky Foundation in honor of Sergei Koussevitzky and his wife Natalia, the namesakes of the foundation.