Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) was born into a musical family in the Parisian suburbs during a period of intense musical development. The daughter of Prix de Rome winner Ernst Boulanger and younger sister of renowned composer and teacher Nadia Boulanger, Boulanger showed a natural aptitude for music and composition at an early age. At the age of only nineteen by chronic illnesses that had plagued her since her childhood, prematurely ending what seemed to be a promising career.

D’un matin de printemps (Of a spring morning) was composed shortly before Boulanger’s death in 1917. Originally written for violin and piano, Boulanger created a version for full orchestra several months later, showing off her talents of exacting vivid and vibrant colors, and creating a variety of textures that range from soloistic to sonorous.