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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.
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 ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Francis 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.
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).
May 21, 2018 · Poulenc, Francis (1899–1963) French composer and member of Les Six. Spontaneity and melodiousness characterize his works, which include ballets, notably Les Biches (1923), orchestral works, chamber music , piano music and songs.
Francis Poulenc ( /fʁɑ̃.sis pu.lɛ̃k/ 1) est un compositeur et pianiste français, né le 7 janvier 1899 à Paris où il est mort le 30 janvier 1963 . Biographie [ modifier | modifier le code] Enfance et premières compositions [ modifier | modifier le code] Plaque commémorative de la naissance de Francis Poulenc au 2 place des Saussaies à Paris ( 8e ).
Features. Photos. Discography. One of the great melodists of the twentieth century, Poulenc was largely self-taught as a composer. In the early 1920s he belonged to the Paris-based group of composers Les Six who led the neo-classical movement, rejecting the overstated emotion of Romanticism.
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