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Un soir de neige (FP 126) is a four-movement unaccompanied choral work (a cappella) for 6 voices, written by Francis Poulenc to the poems by Paul Éluard over the period of December 24-26, 1944, shortly after the end of the Battle of the Bulge which had effectively ended the German threat, and following his rediscovery of Catholic faith.

Movements
The work consists of 4 movements, each in unrelated keys to one another.

De grandes cuillers de neige (The great drifts of snow)
In E minor almost throughout, the movement begins with unison soprano melodic line which paints a wanderer through a snowy scene, followed by the addition of the other voices which turns the music from monophonic to chordal, and some changes in roles of male / female voices.

La bonne neige (The lovely snow)
This movement is in C minor and ternary form.