Francis Poulenc

A suite composed in 1920 in three movements: 1) Presto 2) Andante 3) Vif. In January 1920 the critic Henri Collet named Poulenc and five composing friends ‘Le Groupe des Six’ by analogy with the RussianFive. It was a convenient label for publicity purposes and Jean Cocteau as their self-appointed spokesman was quick to capitalise on the possibilities. But each of the Six always insisted that the group was just a collection offriends with no communal musical aims. As it happened Poulenc’s Suite For Pianio and Impromptus for piano fit Cocteau’s prescription quite well – they are clear light-hearted and entertaining. But thePromenades written in 1921 for Artur Rubinstein belong to the more serious side of Poulenc which was already struggling to make itself heard. This ten-movement celebration of different modes of transport explores a number of thenew musical techniques which were intriguing composers of the 1920s and the resulting language must have seemed difficult to pianists of the time although now it merely appears of its period.

Poulenc's Elegie in memory of Denis Brain arranged for horn and piano. Duration 8 minutes. Includes score and part.

35 Selected Songs for high voice and piano-A selection of 35 Mélodies Choisies by Francis Poulenc for High Voice and Piano.Includes a detailed preface and notes on the sources. Different song list for each volume.HIGH VOICE (35 Songs): Contents: Toréador (Cocteau) ? Cocardes (3 popular songs) ? Airs chantés (3 songs) (Moréas) ? Trois Poèmes (Lalanne) ? Cinq Poèmes (Jacob) ? Ce doux petit visage (Eluard) ? Fiançailles pour rire (Six mélodies) (de Vilmorin) ? Les Chemins de l´amour (Valse chantée) (Anouilh) ? Colloque (Valéry) ? Fêtes galantes (Aragon) ? Parisiana (2 songs) (Jacob) ? La Courte Paille (7 songs) (Carême) ? La Dame de Monte-Carlo (Monologue) (Cocteau).

pour chant & piano-This monograph collection contains three art songs by Francis Poulenc for voice and piano in the original tonic key on poems by Max Jacob. CINQ POÈMES and PARISIANA. DEUX MÉLODIES for the upper vocal register; LE BAL MASQUÉ. CANTATE PROFANE forthe middle vocal register.This collection in chronological order uses Poulencs original lyrics published in the Durand Salabert Eschig catalogue. Preface in English and French by Nicolas Southon.

Written the year before his death and dedicated to the memory of Sergey Prokofiev this piece is the last of Poulenc's wind sonatas and is a work of profound poignancy and delicacy. Poulenc would not live to see the piece tofruition as the work was published posthumously. This is the 2004 updated and revised version edited by Millan Sachania.

Pour Choeur Mixte A Cappella-In 1936 attempting to overcome his reputation for musical flippancy Poulenc began studying the motets of Montverdi with Nadia Boulanger. Around the same time his close friend and contemporary Pierre Octave Ferroud had died. Amidst this personal crisis Poulenc was led back to the Catholicism of his youth and this confluence of spiritual and musical interests led him to compose the Messe en Sol Majeur (Mass in G). Available here is the vocal score for SATB Choir a cappella.