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Boulanger’s “Soleils de Septembre” sets verses of Auguste Lacaussade’s poem of the same name and was written in 1911 in preparation for her entry to the Prix du Rome. The poem was a prescribed text for the competition four years prior, for which Nadia, Lili’s older sister, had entered. It depicts the soft and tepid…
Born into a musical family in Paris, Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) was described as a child prodigy by Gabriel Fauré when he noticed she had perfect pitch at only two years old. Despite her fragile health after contracting bronchial pneumonia at a young age, she pursued private music education and created a significant body of vocal and instrumental works. In 1913, Lili became the first woman to win the Prix de Rome with her cantata “Faust et Hélène”. After Lili’s untimely death at 24, her sister Nadia established a composition prize in Lili’s honour, ensuring her sister’s legacy endured as one of history’s greatest female composers.
Boulanger’s “Soleils de Septembre” sets verses of Auguste Lacaussade’s poem of the same name and was written in 1911 in preparation for her entry to the Prix du Rome. The poem was a prescribed text for the competition four years prior, for which Nadia, Lili’s older sister, had entered. It depicts the soft and tepid rays of sunlight seen in September whilst the season changes. The music originally featured a solo contralto and mixed choir, which has been arranged for wind quintet.
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ISMN | 979-0-708225-04-1 |