| Gloria | |
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| Choral music by Francis Poulenc | |
| Catalogue | FP 177 |
| Language | Latin |
| Based on | Gloria |
| Composed | 1959 |
| Performed | 21 January 1961 |
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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.