This is a list of works written by the French composer

Francis Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include mélodie, songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among th ...

(1899–1963). As a pianist, Poulenc composed many pieces for his own instrument in his piano music and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

. He wrote works for orchestra including several

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s, also three

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

s, two

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

incidental music Incidental music is music in a play, television program, radio program, video game, or some other presentation form that is not primarily musical. The term is less frequently applied to film music, with such music being referred to instead as th ...

for plays and

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. He composed songs ('' mélodies''), often on texts by contemporary authors. His religious music includes the Mass in G major, the

Stabat Mater The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to the Virgin Mary that portrays her suffering as mother during the crucifixion of her son Jesus Christ. Its author may be either the Franciscan friar Jacopone da Todi or Pope Innocent III.Saba ...

and

Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins ...

Overview

The composer had written a catalogue of his works in 1921, which is reproduced in Schmidt's book. According to this list, the first noted piece was in 1914 ''Processional pour la crémation d'un mandarin'' for piano, now lost or destroyed. Poulenc completed his last work, his Oboe Sonata, in 1962. Piano, chamber music and songs As a professional pianist, Poulenc wrote many pieces for his own instrument. He was a prolific writer of works of

, often with piano, and some works for two pianos. Poulenc composed many songs (''mélodies''), most of them accompanied by piano, but some also in versions with a small instrumental ensembles, for example his '' Rapsodie nègre'' for baritone, flute, clarinet, string quartet and piano. He composed easily for woodwind instruments, scoring for example a piano trio with oboe and bassoon instead of the traditional violin and cello. Poulenc was less familiar with string instruments. The cellist

Pierre Fournier Pierre Léon Marie Fournier (24 June 19068 January 1986) was a French cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists" on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound. Biography Pierre Fournier was born in Paris, the son of a F ...

helped him to write the

Cello Sonata A cello sonata is piece written sonata form, often with the instrumentation of a cello taking solo role with piano accompaniment. Some of the earliest cello sonatas were composed in the 18th century by Francesco Geminiani and Antonio Vivaldi, and ...

, which he premiered with the composer as the pianist. Poulenc destroyed all sketches for string quartets and three for violin sonatas, while only the fourth one survived, but was received critically. Orchestra and stage Among his works with orchestra are three

s, two

for plays,

and concertos, some with unusual solo instruments such as

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and

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. The harpsichordist

Wanda Landowska Wanda Aleksandra Landowska (5 July 1879 – 16 August 1959) was a Polish harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord in t ...

inspired the composition of the

Concert champêtre ''Concert champêtre'' (, ''Pastoral Concerto''), FP 49, is a harpsichord concerto by Francis Poulenc, which also exists in a version for piano solo with very slight changes in the solo part. It was written in 1927–28 for the harpsichordi ...

. Collaboration in the group ''Les Six'' Poulenc was a member of the group of composers ''

Les Six "Les Six" () is a name given to a group of six composers, five of them French and one Swiss, who lived and worked in Montparnasse. The name has its origins in two 1920 articles by critic Henri Collet in '' Comœdia'' (see Bibliography). Their mu ...

'', with

Georges Auric Georges Auric (; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of ''Les Six'', a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turned 20 h ...

Louis Durey Louis Edmond Durey (; 27 May 18883 July 1979)Randel, Don Michael (1996)The Harvard biographical dictionary of music, p. 232. Harvard University Press. . was a French composer. He was among the Les Six group of composers. Life Louis Durey was bor ...

Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss-French composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six. For Halbreich, '' Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' is "more even ...

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (, ; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composition ...

and

Germaine Tailleferre Germaine Tailleferre (; born Marcelle Germaine Taillefesse; 19 April 18927 November 1983) was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as ''Les Six''. Biography Marcelle Germaine Taillefesse was born at Saint- ...

, and contributed to their collective productions, which included another ballet. Sacred music and choral music Poulenc turned to writing also religious music in the 1930s, composing a

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in G major for

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choir. He composed the

in 1950 in memory of the painter

Christian Bérard Christian Bérard (20 August 1902 – 11 February 1949), also known as Bebè, was a French artist, fashion illustrator and designer. Bérard and his lover Boris Kochno, who worked for the Ballets Russes and was also co-founder of the Ballet ...

in 1950. The late

for soprano, choir and orchestra became one of his best-known works. He drew inspiration for his sacred compositions mostly from liturgical texts. Songs For his songs and

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s, he often collaborated with contemporary poets, setting poems by writers such as

Guillaume Apollinaire Guillaume Apollinaire (; ; born Kostrowicki; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Poland, Polish descent. Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the ...

Louis Aragon Louis Aragon (; 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the Surrealism, surrealist movement in France. He co-founded with André Breton and Philippe Soupault the surrealist review ''Littératur ...

Paul Éluard Paul Éluard (), born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (; 14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. In 1916, he chose the name Paul Éluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal ...

Max Jacob Max Jacob (; 12 July 1876 – 5 March 1944) was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic. Life and career After spending his childhood in Quimper, Brittany, he enrolled in the Paris Colonial School, which he left in 1897 for an artistic c ...

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...

, and

Louise de Vilmorin Louise most commonly refers to: * Louise (given name) Louise or Luise may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Songs * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 * "Louise", by The Yardbirds from the album '' Five Live Yardbirds'', 1964 * "Louis ...

, whom he mentioned in titles. He further set poems by

Théodore de Banville Théodore Faullain de Banville (; 14 March 1823 – 13 March 1891) was a French poet and writer. His work was influential on the Symbolist movement in French literature in the late 19th century. Biography Banville was born in Moulins in Allier ...

Maurice Carême Maurice Carême (; 12 May 1899 – 13 January 1978) was a Belgian francophone poet, best known for his simple writing style and children's poetry. His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ...

Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known as Colette or Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a Mime artist, mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaki ...

Robert Desnos Robert Desnos (; 4 July 1900 – 8 June 1945) was a French poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement. Early life Robert Desnos was born in Paris on 4 July 1900, the son of a licensed dealer in game and poultry at the '' Halles'' ma ...

, Maurice Fombeure,

Marie Laurencin Marie Laurencin (31 October 1883 – 8 June 1956) was a French painter and printmaker. She became an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde as a member of the Cubists associated with the Section d'Or. Biography Laurencin was born in Par ...

, Madeleine Ley,

François de Malherbe François de Malherbe (, 1555 – 16 October 1628) was a French poet, critic, and translator. Life He was born in Le Locheur (near Caen, Normandie), to a family of standing, although the family's pedigree did not satisfy the heralds in terms o ...

Ronsard Pierre de Ronsard (; 11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet known in his generation as a " prince of poets". His works include '' Les Amours de Cassandre'' (1552)'','' '' Les Hymnes'' (1555-1556)'', Les Discours'' (1562-1563 ...

Jean Moréas Jean Moréas (; born Ioannis A. Papadiamantopoulos, Ιωάννης Α. Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος; 15 April 1856 – 31 March 1910) was a Greek poet, essayist, and art critic, who wrote mostly in the French language but also in Greek dur ...

Jean Nohain Jean Nohain nicknamed Jaboune (né Jean Marie Pierre Legrand; 16 February 1900 - 25 January 1981) was a French playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter, and a radio and television producer and presenter. He was the son of the librettist Franc-Nohai ...

and

Paul Valéry Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (; 30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, m ...

, among others. In 1943, during the occupation of France, a cantata ''

Figure humaine ''Figure humaine'' (''Human Figure''), FP (catalogue), FP 120, by Francis Poulenc is a cantata for double mixed choir of 12 voices composed in 1943 on texts by Paul Éluard including "Liberté (poem), 'Liberté". Written during the Nazi occupation ...

'' on poems by Éluard which celebrate '' Liberté''.

List of works by FP number

''The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): A Catalogue'', abbreviated FP, is a chronological catalogue of

's works which was published by Carl B. Schmidt in 1995. Schmidt provides for each known composition, which includes unfinished, unpublished and lost works, a detailed history of composition and performance, and lists manuscripts and publications. In the table, the works are initially listed by the FP number. Other information given is the French title, a translation if commonly used, the key, the scoring if not clear from the title, the year(s) of composition, the genre, text information, notes and a free score when available, and the page number in the catalogue. Abbreviations used are "rev." for "revised", "orch." for "orchestration", arr. for "arrangement" and "sc." for "score". In ''Genre'', instrumental pieces are distinguished as ''orchestral'' and ''chamber'' music, particularly that for piano. The group of stage works contains operas, ballets and incidental music, while film scores are marked separately. Sacred and secular music for voice is divided in ''choral'', for

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s and

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s, and ''vocal'', holding songs and song cycles.

List of works by genre

Stage works

Ballet

* ''

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'', ballet (1921; a collaborative work by all the members of

except

); Poulenc's contributions, ''Discours du General'' (Polka) and ''La Baigneuse de Trouville'' are listed as FP 23 in Schmidt's Poulenc catalog. *'' Les biches'', ballet (1922/23), FP 36 *''Pastourelle'' (1927; for the children's ballet ''

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'', to which ten French composers each contributed a dance; this excerpt became better known in its piano transcription), FP 45 *''

Les animaux modèles ''Les Animaux modèles'', FP 111, is a ballet dating from 1940 to 1942 with music by Francis Poulenc. It was the third and final ballet that he composed and was staged at the Paris Opéra in 1942, with choreography by Serge Lifar, who also danc ...

'', ballet (1941), FP 111

Opera

*''

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'', opera (1947), FP 125 *''

Dialogues of the Carmelites ' (, ''Dialogues of the Carmelites''), FP 159, is an opera in three acts, divided into twelve scenes with linking orchestral interludes, with music and libretto by Francis Poulenc, completed in 1956. Poulenc wrote the libretto for his second ...

'', opera (1957) Composed 1953–56, FP 159 *'' La voix humaine'',

monodrama A monodrama is a theatrical or operatic piece played by a single actor or singer, usually portraying one character. In opera In opera, a monodrama was originally a melodrama with one role such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's '' Pygmalion'', which w ...

(1959), FP 171

Orchestral

* Sinfonietta, FP 141 (1947) * "Matelote provençale", variation for '' La guirlande de Campra'', FP 153 (1952) * "Bucolique" for '' Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long'', FP 160 (1954)

Concertante

*''

'', for

and orchestra, (1927–1928), FP 49 *''

Aubade An aubade is a morning love song (as opposed to a serenade, intended for performance in the evening), or a song or poem about lovers separating at dawn. It has also been defined as "a song or instrumental composition concerning, accompanying, or ...

'', a "Concerto choréographique" for piano and 18 instruments, FP 51 (1929) * Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in D minor (1932), FP 61 * Concerto for organ, strings and timpani in G minor (1938), FP 93 * Concerto for piano and orchestra (1949) FP 146

Vocal/choral orchestral

*''Le bal Masqué'', secular cantata on poems by

(Baritone or mezzo soprano, ensemble) (1932), FP 60 *'' Sécheresses'' (SATB, orchestra) (1939), FP 90 *'' Litanies à la Vierge Noire'' (SSA, org) (1936), orchestrated (1947), FP 82 *

(Soprano solo, SATB divisi, orchestra) (1950), FP 148 *''

'' (Soprano solo, SATB divisi, orchestra) (1959), FP 177 *''La dame de Monte-Carlo'' (Soprano solo, orchestra) (1961), FP 180 *''

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'' (Child Soprano, Men's Chorus, Children's Chorus, orchestra) (1961–62), FP 181

Chamber/Instrumental

*'' Rapsodie nègre'', for flute, clarinet, string quartet, baritone and piano, FP 3 (1917) * Sonata for two clarinets, FP 7 (1918/1945) *''

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'' for 9 instruments, FP 14 (1946) *

Sonata for clarinet and bassoon The ''Sonate pour clarinette et basson'' (Sonata for clarinet and bassoon), FP 32a, is a piece of chamber music composed by Francis Poulenc in 1922. Composition This sonata is the third work of chamber music of the composer after the sonata fo ...

, FP 32 (1922/1945) * Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone, FP 33 (1922/1945) *

Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano The ''Trio pour hautbois, basson et piano'' (Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano), FP 43, by Francis Poulenc is a three-movement chamber work, composed between 1924 and 1926, and premiered in the latter year. The trio was well received at its premi ...

, FP 43 (1926) *Bagatelle in D minor for violin and piano, FP 60c (1932) *''Villanelle'' for pipe (pipeau) and piano, FP 74 (1934) *'' Suite française'' for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion and harpsichord, FP 80 (1935) *

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for piano and

wind quintet A wind quintet, also known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon). Unlike the string quartet (of 4 string instruments) with its homogeneous blend of sound color, the i ...

, FP 100 (1932–9) *''Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines'', for flute (1942) *

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, FP 119 (1942–3/1949) *'' L'Invitation au Chateau'', FP 138 (1947) *

, FP 143 (1940–48) *

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, FP 164 (1956–7) *'' Élégie'' for horn and piano, FP 168 (1957) In memory of

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*Sarabande for guitar, FP 179 (1960) * Clarinet Sonata, FP 184 (1962) * Oboe Sonata, FP 185 (1962)

Piano

Solo piano

Piano four hands

*Sonata for piano, 4 hands, FP 8

Two pianos

*Sonata for 2 pianos, FP 156 *''L'embarquement pour Cythère'', valse-musette for 2 pianos (from film, ''Le voyage en Amérique''), FP 150 *Élégie (en accords alternés), for 2 pianos, FP 175 *Capriccio for 2 pianos (after ''Le bal Masqué''), FP 155

Choral

*''

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'' (TTBB) (1922), FP 31 *''Sept chansons'' (SATB) (1936), FP 81 *''Litanies à la vierge noire'' (SSA, org) (1936), orchestrated (1947), FP 82 *''Les Petites voix'' (SSA a cappella) (1936) FP 83 ( Madeleine Ley) (I. La Petite Fille sage; II. Le Chien perdu; III. En rentrant de l'école; IV. Le Petit garçon malade; V. Le Hérisson) *

in G (SATB) (1937), FP 89 *'' Sécheresses'' (chorus, orchestra) (1937), FP 90 *''

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'' (SATB): "Vinea mea electa", (1938); "Tenebrae factae sunt", (1938); "Tristis est anima mea", (1938); "Timor et tremor", (1939), FP 97 *''Exultate Deo'' (SATB) (1941), FP 109 *''Salve Regina'' (SATB) (1941), FP 110 *''

'' (12 voices) (1943), FP 120 *''Un soir de neige'' (6 voices) (1944), FP 126 *''Chansons françaises'': "Margoton va t'a l'iau", (SATB)(1945); "La belle se sied au pied de la tour" (SATBarB) (1945); "Pilons l'orge" (SATBarB) (1945); "Clic, clac, dansez sabots" (TBB) (1945); "C'est la petit' fill' du prince" (SATBarB) (1946); "La belle si nous étions" (TBB) (1946); "Ah! Mon beau laboureur" (SATB) (1945); "Les tisserands" (SATBarB) (1946), FP 130 *''

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'' (Men's chorus) (1948), FP 142 *''Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël'' (Mixed chorus): "O magnum mysterium" (1952); "Quem vidistis pastores?" (1951); "Videntes stellam" (1951); "Hodie Christus natus est" (1952), FP 152 *''Ave verum corpus'' (SMezA) (1952), FP 154 *''Laudes de Saint Antoine de Padoue'' (Men's Chorus): "O Jésu perpetua lux" (1957); "O proles hispaniae" (1958); "Laus regi plena gaudio" (1959); "Si quaeris" (1959), FP 172

Vocal

*''Rapsodie nègre'': see Chamber/Instrumental, above. *''Toréador'' chanson hispano-italienne (poem by

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) (1918, revised 1932) FP 11 *''Le Bestiaire, ou le Cortège d'Orphée pour Baryton et Orchestre de Chambre, FP 15a'' (poems by Apollinaire) (I: Le dromadaire II: La chèvre du Thibet III: La sauterelle IV: Le dauphin V: L'écrevisse VI: La carpe) (1918–1919) *''Le Bestiaire, ou le Cortège d'Orphée pour Baryton et Piano, Trois Melodies Inedites'' (VII La Colombe, VIII Le Serpent, IX La Puce), FP 15b *''Cinq poèmes de Max Jacob'' (I:"Chanson Bretonne" II:"Cimetière" III:"La petite servante" IV:"Berceuse" V:"Souric et Mouric") (1931), FP 52 *''Miroirs Brûlants'' (2 Poems by

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. I:"Tu vois le feu du soir" II:"Je nommerai ton front") (1938), FP 98 *''Poèmes de Ronsard'' (I:"Attributs", II: "Le tombeau", III: "Ballet", IV: "Je n'ai plus les os", V: "À son page") (1925), FP 38 *''Chansons Gaillardes'' (anonymous 17th-century texts, I:"La Maîtresse volage", II: "Chanson à boire", III: "Madrigal", IV: "Invocation aux Parques", V: "Couplets bachiques", VI: "L'Offrande", VII: "La Belle Jeunesse", VIII: "Sérénade") (1925–1926), FP 42 *''Quatre airs chantés'' (I:"Air romantique", II: "Air champêtre", III: "Air grave", IV: "Air vif") (1927–28), FP 46 *''Quatre poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire'' (1931, FP 58) for voice and piano (I. L'Anguille; II. Carte postale; III. Avant le cinéma; IV. 1904) *''A sa guitare'' (poem by

Pierre de Ronsard Pierre de Ronsard (; 11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet known in his generation as a "Prince des poètes, prince of poets". His works include ''Les Amours de Cassandre'' (1552)'','' ''Les Hymnes'' (1555-1556)'', Les Disco ...

) (1935), FP 79 *''Tel jour telle nuit'' (poems by

), I: "Bonne journée", II: "Une ruine coquille vide", III. "Le front comme un drapeau perdu", IV. "Une roulotte couverte en tuiles", V. "A toutes brides", VI. "Une herbe pauvre", VII. "Je n'ai envie que de t'aimer", VIII. "Figure de force brûlante et farouche", IX. "Nous avons fait la nuit" (1936–1937), FP 86 *''Le portrait'' (poem by

) (1937), FP 92 *''Priez pour paix'' (poem by Charles d'Orléans) (1938), FP 95 *''La grenouillère'' (poem by

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) (1938), FP 96 *''Deux poèmes d'Apollinaire'' (poems by Apollinaire: I: "Dans le jardin d'Anna", II: "Allons plus vite") (1939), FP 94 *''Bleuet'' (poem by Apollinaire) (1939), FP 102 *''

Fiançailles pour rire ''Fiançailles pour rire'' ("Betrothal for Laughs"), FP 101, is a song cycle of six '' mélodie''s for voice and piano by Francis Poulenc on poems from the collection of the same name by Louise de Vilmorin. Composed in 1939, it was premiered on ...

'' (poems by

: I: "La Dame d'André", II: "Dans l'herbe", III: "Il vole", IV: "Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant", V: "Violon", VI: "Fleurs") (1939), FP 101 *'' Banalités'' (poems by Apollinaire: I: "Chanson d'Orkenise", II: "Hôtel", III: "Fagnes de Wallonie", IV: "Voyage à Paris", V: "Sanglots") (1940), FP 107 * " Les Chemins de l'amour" (originally written as part of the

for Jean Anouilh's ''

Léocadia ''Léocadia'' (''Time Remembered'') is a play by Jean Anouilh that premiered at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris on 2 December 1940. It is one of Anouilh's ''Pièces roses'', together with ''Humulus le muet'' (1932), ''Le Bal des voleurs'' ...

'' (1940); the remainder of the ''Léocadia'' music is lost.Classical Archives
/ref>), FP 106 *''Chansons villageoises'' (I: "Chanson du clair tamis", II: "Les gars qui vont à la fête", III: "C'est le joli printemps", IV: "Le mendiant", V: "Chanson de la fille frivole", VI: "Le retour du sergent"), FP 117 (1942) *''Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon'' (I: "C", II: "Fêtes galantes") (1943), FP 122 *''Métamorphoses'' (1943) FP 121 for voice and piano (Louise de Vilmorin) (I. Reine des mouettes; II. C'est ainsi que tu es; III. Paganini) *''

L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant ''L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant'' (The story of Babar, the little elephant), FP 129, is a composition for narrator and piano by Francis Poulenc, based on '' Histoire de Babar'' and written from 1940. Orchestral versions were later wri ...

'' for Piano and Narrator (1940 – orchestrated by

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1945), FP 142 *''Deux poèmes d'Apollinaire'' (I: "Montparnasse", II: "Hyde Park") (1941–1945), FP 127 *''Deux poèmes d'Apollinaire'' (I: "Le pont", II: "Un poème") (1946), FP 131 *''Paul et Virginie'' (poem by

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) (1946), FP 132 *''Le disparu'' (poem by

) (1946), FP 134 *''Calligrammes'' (Guillaume Apollinaire): I. L'Espionne; II. Mutation; III. Vers le Sud; IV. Il pleut; V. La Grâce exilée; VI. Aussi bien que les cigales; VII. Voyage (1948), FP 140 *''La Fraîcheur et le feu'' (poems by

), I: "Rayon des yeux", II: "Le matin les branches attisent", III: "Tout disparut", IV: "Dans les ténèbres du jardin", V: "Unis la fraîcheur et le feu", VI: "Homme au sourire tendre", VII: "La grande rivière qui va" (1950), FP 147 *''Rosemonde'' (poem by Apollinaire) (1954), FP 158 *''Parisiana'' (poems by

: I: "Jouer du Bugle", II: "Vous n'écrivez plus?") (1954), FP 157 *''Le travail du peintre'' (poems by

), I: "Pablo Picasso", II: "Marc Chagall", III: "Georges Braques", IV: "Juan Gris", V: "Paul Klee", VI: "Joan Miro", VII: "Jacques Villon" (1956), FP 161 *''Deux mélodies'' (I: "La Souris" (Apollinaire), II: "Nuage" (Laurence de Beylié)) (1956), FP 162 *''Dernier poème'' (poem by

) (1956), FP 163 *'' La Courte Paille'' (poems by

), I: "Le sommeil", II: "Quelle aventure!", III: "La reine de Coeur", IV: "Ba, be, bi, bo, bu", V: "Les anges musiciens", VI: "Le carafon", VII: "Lune d'Avril" (1960), FP 178

References

Bibliography

* * * * * *Roy, Jean: ''Francis Poulenc Oeuvres complètes (1963–2013) L'Édition du 50e Anniversaire'', EMI/Warner France Classics' 20 CD release marking the 50th anniversary of Poulenc's death. The in-depth accompanying material entitled, ''Francis Poulenc 1899–1963, L'intégrale de ses oeuvres, Edition du 50e anniversaire 1963–2013'' was translated to English by Hugh Graham. * *

External links

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List of works by musical genres – Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
(in French) BNF
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) / Compositions
(in French) BNF {{Francis Poulenc

Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include mélodie, songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among th ...