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TheMusiknya musicdimainkan is indalam [[D-flat majormayor]], indalam birama ''[[Tanda Birama|common time]]'', markeddengan tempo [[Andante (tempo)|Andante]]. TheBagian intro instrumental introductionberisi containstiga three elementselemen: amelodi calmtenang melodyyang imitatedditirukan byoleh the voicessuara-suara, abass similarlyyang calmsama basstenangnya, and adan flowingbagian innerdalam partyang inmengalir ceaselessdalam [[Triplet (musicmusik)|triplet]]s yang berkelanjutan. TheSuara-suara voicestersebut entermasuk onesatu afterdemi the othersatu, beginningdimulai withdari theyang lowestpaling rendah, eachmasing-masing presentingmembawakan halfsetengah abaris line of textsyair, whilesementara suara-suara theyang lowerlebih voicesrendah accompanymengiringi insecara [[homophonyhomofoni]]. TheStanza secondkedua stanzadipisahkan isdari separatedyang frompertama thedengan firstselingan bypendek ayang shortmirip interludedengan similar to the introductionintro, while the third and finalsementara stanza followsketiga immediatelydan interakhir thelangsung waymenyusul ofdalam abentuk [[reprise]]. The writing for the voices has been described as at the same time transparent and well balanced" ("zugleich durchlässig wie klanglich ausgewogen"). Models such as [[Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn]] and [[Charles Gounod|Gounod]] show, but also a personal style.<ref name="Nectoux" /> Zachary Gates notes in a paper dedicated to the work: "The long sweeping melodies and strong melodic and harmonic appoggiaturas in ''Cantique'' are a testament to the Romantic side of the piece, but there is a definite contemporary tint to what he's writing, hidden in very minute and well-justified atonal note choices in the harmonic structure and melody.<ref name="Gates" /> After ten years of training at the school focused on liturgy, Fauré was able to set "the inspiring text with a gorgeously restrained and respectful charm".<ref name="Counts" />
