Invocation (Debussy) Explained

Invocation
Type:Choral composition
Composer:Claude Debussy
Text:by Alphonse de Lamartine

Invocation (CD 51, L. 40) is a composition for men's choir and orchestra, with a solo tenor, by Claude Debussy. It is a seeting of a text by Alphonse de Lamartine.

History

Debussy composed Invocation in 1883, setting a text by Alphonse de Lamartine in a three-partite form for men's choir and orchestra, with a solo tenor in the middle section. A vocal score was published in 1928, and a full score in 1957.