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Poulenc in the early 1920s. Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc ( French: [fʁɑ̃sis ʒɑ̃ maʁsɛl pulɛ̃k]; 7 January 1899 – 30 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-known are the piano suite ...
This is a list of works written by the French composer Francis Poulenc (1899–1963). As a pianist, Poulenc composed many pieces for his own instrument in his piano music and chamber music . He wrote works for orchestra including several concertos , also three operas , two ballets , incidental music for plays and film music .
FpYearTitleGenre11914Processional pour la crémation d'un ...piano21916Préludespiano31917 (rev. 1933)vocal41917Scherzo for two pianos ZèbrepianoFrancis Poulenc (born Jan. 7, 1899, Paris, France—died Jan. 30, 1963, Paris) was a composer who made an important contribution to French music in the decades after World War I and whose songs are considered among the best composed during the 20th century. Poulenc was largely self-taught.
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Among France's leading modern composers, Poulenc was noted for the generous lyricism of his music and his gifts for expressing both profundity and lighthearted wit. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1910s - 1960s. Musical Period. 20th Century, Modern. Born. January 7, 1899 in Paris, France. Died. January 30, 1963 in Paris, France. Genre.
Poulenc was giving recitals with Pierre Bernac, and he set music verses by poets prominent in the French Resistance. His first opera, Les Mamelles de Tirésias , received its premiere in 1947 and was described as “high-spirited topsy-turvedydom concealing the deeper and sadder theme of France ravaged by war.”
Feb 22, 2018 · Francis Poulenc (b. 7 January 1899–d. 30 January 1963) is the most frequently performed, recorded, and studied member of the French group that, in 1920, critic Henri Collet dubbed Les Six (Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Germaine Tailleferre, and Poulenc).
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Francis Poulenc - Wise Music Classical. 1899 - 1963. French. Summary. Biography. News. Performances. Features. Photos. Discography. One of the great melodists of the twentieth century, Poulenc was largely self-taught as a composer.
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