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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Francis_PoulencFrancis Poulenc - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · 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.

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3. theviolinchannel.com › french-composer-pianistFrench Composer & Pianist Francis Poulenc Died in 1963

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   Jul 24, 2024 · French composer and pianist Francis Poulenc was born on this day in 1899, 124 years ago. Poulenc was primarily self-taught, and his first compositions include Rapsodie Nègre (1917), Trois Mouvements Perpétuels for piano, and Sonata for Piano Duet (1918), as well as a settings of Guillaume Apollinaire ’s poem Le Bestiaire and Jean Cocteau ...

4. www.alastairmacaulay.com › all-essays › glyndebourneGlyndebourne’s Poulenc double bill contrasts ideas of ...

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   1 day ago · But the heroines of this double bill of one-act works by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), in new productions directed by Laurent Pelly, face in opposite directions. The passive, neurotic protagonist of La Voix humaine (1958) is one we recognise without often meeting these days: the woman who lives only for the love (and telephone calls) of one man ...

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6. slippedisc.com › 2024 › 08The underrated French conductor, 100 - Slippedisc

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   4 days ago · Pretre’s other achievement was his involvement with Francis Poulenc, whose music he upheld for two generations when it was going badly out of fashion. Gorgeous Georges Pretre died aged 92 in ...

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   Jul 18, 2024 · Recounts the dramatic true story of the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiegne, martyred during the French Revolution’s ‘Great Terror’ and known to the world through their fictional representation in Gertrud von Le Fort’s Song at the Scaffold and Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites.

8. www.warnerclassics.com › release › georges-pretreGeorges Prêtre Plays Francis Poulenc | Warner Classics

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   6 days ago · Francis Poulenc. One of the most prominent French conductors of his generation, Georges Prêtre (1924-2017) was celebrated for both opera and orchestral music. A former music director of the Paris Opéra, he has conducted the major orchestras of Europe and the USA.

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   Who is Francis Poulenc?

   • "Francis Poulenc" Archived 2 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Francis Poulenc: musicien français 1899–1963, retrieved 27 October 2014 ^ Sams, Jeremy. "Voix humaine, La", The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, retrieved 22 October 2014 (subscription required)

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   Who was Émile Poulenc?

   • Poulenc was born in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on 7 January 1899, the younger child and only son of Émile Poulenc and his wife, Jenny, née Royer. Émile Poulenc was a joint owner of Poulenc Frères, a successful manufacturer of pharmaceuticals (later Rhône-Poulenc ).

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   What was Poulenc known for?

   • In his early works Poulenc became known for his high spirits and irreverence. During the 1930s a much more serious side to his nature emerged, particularly in the religious music he composed from 1936 onwards, which he alternated with his more light-hearted works. In addition to his work as a composer, Poulenc was an accomplished pianist.

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   Why does Poulenc use a soprano in La voix humaine?

   • By the time of the last of the operas, La Voix humaine, Poulenc felt able to give the soprano stretches of music with no orchestral accompaniment at all, though when the orchestra plays, Poulenc calls for the music to be "bathed in sensuality".

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10. music.amazon.com › artists › B000QJPLJKFrancis Poulenc on Amazon Music Unlimited

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    Jul 18, 2024 · Classical Guitar. Listen to your favorite songs from Francis Poulenc. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Download our mobile app now.