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Nov 18, 2021 · 1899 Birth of Francis Poulenc on 7 January. His father, Emile Poulenc, born in 1855, is an industrialist from the Aveyron region who, with his two brothers, runs a chemical factory. His mother, Jenny Royer, is from a family of artisans whose Parisian roots date back several generations. 1904 Jenny sits the young Francis down at the piano and ...
Oct 19, 1995 · The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) : Carl B. Schmidt. Clarendon Press, Oct 19, 1995 - Music - 632 pages. The name of Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) was first brought to prominence in the 1920s as a member of Les Six, a group of young French composers encouraged by Satie and Cocteau. His subsequent fame spread well beyond France, and he is ...
The music of Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) : a catalogue / Carl B. Schmidt, Oxford : Clarendon Press; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995 Chronological list of compositions by FP number, p.525 et seq .
Jan 30, 2013 · French composer Francis Poulenc (photographed in 1960 in New York) is famous for his music and his many contradictions. Fifty years ago today, French composer Francis Poulenc had a massive heart ...
There are 20 separate works on this, the most complete set yet released of Poulenc’s chamber music. No single movement is more than a few minutes long and ye...
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Oct 20, 2023 · Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (January 7, 1899 - January 30, 1963) was a French composer and a member of the French Group Les Six. He was a Parisian by birth and death, and always preferred the city to the country. His mother, an amateur pianist, taught him to play, and music formed a part of f… read more
Apr 11, 2023 · There’s a duality to Francis Poulenc: on the one hand mischievously upbeat, with the salon chic of Paris in the 1920s and '30s; on the other, passionately spiritual, melancholic, and austere. But tears and laughter come together in a robust sensuality, with great (you might say shameless) tunes that sidestep criticism and go direct to the heart.
