Op. 46: Pardon breton
Publisher: Enoch & Costallat
Date: 1890
Instrumentation: SSA chorus, soprano solo, contralto solo, and piano
Dedicated to Édouard Colonne. Text by Armand Silvestre. Written in G major.The text, “Matelots de la mer Bretonne,” translates to “Sailors of the Breton Sea,” and the music reflects the sea’s vastness and the sailors’ lives.