POULENC, FRANCIS

fräNsēsˈ poolăNkˈ, 1899–1963, French composer and pianist. He was one of Les Six, a group of French composers who subscribed to the aesthetic ideals of Erik Satie. The spontaneity and lyricism of Poulenc's style are best adapted to small forms—piano pieces such as Mouvements perpétuels (1918) and songs. Also outstanding are the ballet Les Biches (1924); Concert Champêtre (1929), for harpsichord and orchestra; the Mass in G (1937), for chorus and organ; Litanies à la Vierge noire (1936), for women's choir and organ; the Intermezzo in A Flat Major (1944), for piano; and the Concerto in G Minor for organ, strings, and percussion (1938). His operas are Les Mamelles de Tirésias (1947) and Dialogues des Carmélites (1957).

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Francis Poulenc
Book by Wilfrid Mellers; Oxford University Press, 1993
Subjects: Poulenc, Francis--1899-1963--Criticism And Interpretation
...and both are works for which Poulenc nursed a deep affection. Max Jacob...through them of the adolescent Poulenc. Francis recognized in Jacob another Janus...exemplary devotion! The verses Poulenc chose for his cycle concerned Jacobs...
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Scripta Leonis, Rufini et Angeli, Sociorum S. Francisci: The Writings of Leo, Rufino and Angelo, Companions of St. Francis
Book by Rosalind B. Brooke, V. H. Galbraith, R. A. B. Mynors, C. N. L. Brooke; Oxford University Press, 1990
Subjects: Francis--Of Assisi, Saint--1182-1226, Giles--Of Assisi--D. 1262
...Gaiffier, S.J., Bollandiste, the Reverend Pro fessor G. G. Meersseman, O.P., Professor A. Petrucci, and Pere H. Poulenc, O.F.M., all gave generous help and advice in the pursuit of the early manuscripts and recent literature. The senior...
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Creating Colette - Vol. 2
Book by Claude Francis, Fernande Gontier; Steerforth Press, 1998
Subjects: Authors, French--20th Century--Biography, Colette--1873-1954
...friendship with Colette, 64 , 69 , 113 , 167 , 168 , 188 Porter, Cole, 113 Pougy, Liane de. See Ghika, Princess Poulenc, Francis, ix , 112 , 114 , 115 , 126 Pozzi, Catherine, 14 -15, 18 , 136 Prat, Marcelle, 82 , 92 Prisons et Paradis...
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Yearbook of European Law - Vol. 10
Book by Francis Geoffrey Jacobs; Clarendon Press, 1982
Subjects: Law--Europe--Periodicals, Law--Europe--Yearbooks, Law--European Economic Community Countries--Periodicals
...238/89 Pall Corp v. P J Dalhausen Co 1990 ECR 1-4827 478 , 479 C-367/89 Richardt v. Commission 139 T-1/89 Rhone Poulenc v. Commission 40 T-2/89 Petrofina v. Commission 40 T-3/89 Atochem v. Commission 40 T-4/89 BASF v. Commission...
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Yearbook of European Law - Vol. 14
Book by Francis Geoffrey Jacobs; Clarendon Press, 1982
Subjects: Law--Europe--Periodicals, Law--Europe--Yearbooks, Law--European Economic Community Countries--Periodicals
...87 n., 88 n., 92 , 248 n., 250 n., 252 n., 275 n. Reyners v Belgian State Case 2/74 1974 ECR 631 80 n. Rohne-Poulenc SA v Commission Case T-1/89 1991 ECR II-867 117 n. Rogers v Darthenay Case 87/82 1983 ECR 1579 164 n. Roquette Freres...
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journal articles on: Poulenc Francis  - 37 results

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Francis Poulenc: Selected Song Texts
Journal article by Debra Greschner; Journal of Singing, Vol. 67, 2010
Francis Poulenc: Selected Song Texts by Debra Greschner Martin Neron, Francis Poulenc: Selected Song Texts. Geneseo, NY...leyerlepublications.com The melodies of Francis Poulenc are mainstays of the French repertoire...
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Mots Cachés: Autobiography in Cocteau's and Poulenc's la Voix Humaine
Journal article by Keith Clifton; Canadian University Music Review, Vol. 22, 2001
Subjects: Autobiographies, Canada, Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963), Criticism, Feminism, Music, Poulenc, Francis
...in the collective oeuvres of Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau. Representing...as Elle, we are really seeing Francis Poulenc himself, emotionally naked in...source of artistic inspiration for Francis Poulenc. While both Poulenc and Cocteau...
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Phone-crossed Lovers: Dehumanizing Technology in Cocteau's and Poulenc's la Voix Humaine1
Journal article by Lynette Miller Gottlieb; Canadian University Music Review, Vol. 22, 2001
Subjects: Canada, Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963), Composers, Criticism, Music, Opera, Poulenc, Francis
...former advocate Jean Cocteau, Francis Poulenc embarked on another project with...humaine was written in 1927, he and Poulenc were exploring the recent aesthetic...of La Voix humaine, Cocteau and Poulenc show the telephone to impede human...
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Catholic Culture in Interwar France
Journal article by Philip Nord; French Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 21, 2003
Subjects: Bernanos, Georges, Catholicism--Analysis, Catholicism--History, Civilization, Civilization--Analysis, Claudel, Paul, Culture, Culture--Analysis, Joan of Arc, Saint, Matisse, Henri, Poulenc, Francis
...in collaboration with Claudel. Francis Poulenc, an old musical confederate of...Vence of Matisse, the music of Poulenc, the heroes of Bernanos, and...69. (12.) Benjamin Ivry, Francis Poulenc (London: Phaidon, 1996...
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The Great Parade: Cocteau, Picasso, Satie, Massine, Diaghilev - and T.S. Eliot
Journal article by Nancy D. Hargrove; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 31, 1998
Subjects: Ballet--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Parade (Ballet)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...world of the ballet. As composer Francis Poulenc notes in his autobiography...Oxford: Clarendon, 1991. Poulenc, Francis. Moi and MesAmis. Paris: Palatine...Murray, 1960. Steegmuller, Francis. Cocteau: A Biography. Boston...
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magazine articles on: Poulenc Francis  - 77 results

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Probing Poulenc
Magazine article by Nigel Simeone; Musical Times, Vol. 144, Summer 2003
Subjects: Biographies, Composers, Nonfiction, Poulenc, Francis, Schmidt, Carl B
...in his debt with The music of Francis Poulenc, a catalogue of the composers...English edition of the letters (Francis Poulenc: Echo and source: selected...Pierre Bernacs indispensable Francis Poulenc: the man and his songs (1977...
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Poulenc
Magazine article; Opera Canada, Vol. 47, March 2006
Subjects: DVD, Musical recordings, Opera, Poulenc, Francis, Schmidt, Anne Sophie
Poulenc POULENC La voix humaine Anne-Sophie Schmidt. Orchestre Ostinato, Jean-Luc...the play was first staged in Paris at the Comedie Francaise in 1932, Poulenc did not set the piece to music until 1958. Composed for his "muse...
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Francis Poulenc, Edition Du Centenaire
Magazine article by Dermot Clinch; New Statesman, Vol. 128, January 1, 1999
Subjects: Sound recordings--Reviews
Francis Poulenc, Edition du Centenaire by Dermot Clinch To quote the first work Francis Poulenc wrote for publication, the Rapsodie...can be heard, above all, in EMIs Francis Poulenc, Edition du Centenaire: 20 CDs of...
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Poulenc/chabrier Double Bill at the Linbury
Magazine article by Margaret Davies; Musical Opinion, Vol. 127, January 2004
Poulenc/chabrier Double Bill at the Linbury by Margaret Davies Poulenc/Chabrier Double bill at the Linbury The prospect...the first half of the bill seen on 21 November was Francis Poulencs Soprano Monologue La Voix Humaine. This harrowing...
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Spain : Oviedo
Magazine article by Victoria Stapells Johnson; Opera Canada, Vol. 49, December 2008
Subjects: Bayo, Maria, Musical performances, Opera, Poulenc, Francis, Valdes, Maximiano
Spain : Oviedo by Victoria Stapells Johnson SPAIN : OVIEDO The Robert Carsen/Michael Levine production of Francis Poulencs Dialogues des Carmelites opened the 61 season of the Teatro de Campoamor in September in the northern Spanish city of...
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Vivid 'Carmina'; Lusty Music Draws Diverse Audience
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 9, 2004
Subjects: Poulenc, Francis
...Washingtons Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of the National Symphony Orchestras Leonard Slatkin. Also on the program was Francis Poulencs sublime "Gloria" conducted by the Choral Arts Societys artistic director, Norman Scribner. Although composed in...
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Lyric's 'Dialogue of the Carmelites' Puts Poulenc's Genius on Stage
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 23, 2007
Subjects: Composers, Les Dialogues des Carmelites (Opera)
...Bill Gowen The French composer Francis Poulenc was, in many ways, an anachronism during his lifetime. Poulenc (1899-1963) felt most comfortable...establishment on its collective head. Poulenc, a Parisian from birth to death...
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Classical
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 31, 2007
...Classical. Byline: Peter Spaull FRANCIS POULENC was probably the 20th centurys...good tunes and perky rhythms. But Poulenc had another side to his character...ways, it combines both sides of Poulenc, and is full of his distinctive...
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CD Reviews: LOVELY STRINGS and Things; for the Novice, the World of Classical Music Can Seem Baffling and Intimidating. Luckily, Christopher Morley Is Here to Hold Your Hand and Recommends Five Cornerstones for Your Collection
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), February 10, 2001
...perceptive in Schuberts subtly pictorial piano-writing. POULENC Complete Chamber Music (Hyperion): Fastidious, witty, scurrilous and tender, Parisian composer Francis Poulenc brings us nearly-contemporary music with such an appealing...
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Pick of the Day
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 14, 2010
...remember two quite different characters: Gabriel Faure and Francis Poulenc. Beale starts with Faure, whose Requiem is one of...before exploring the mass of contradictions that was Poulenc. As a young gay man in the Roaring Twenties, he cut...
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encyclopedia articles on: Poulenc Francis  - 4 results

 
 
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Poulenc, Francis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
POULENC, FRANCIS fraNses poolaNk , 1899 1963, French composer and pianist. He was one of Les Six , a group of French composers who subscribed...
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Landowska, Wanda
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the harpsichord and its music, she was the teacher of many noted contemporary harpsichordists. Manuel de Falla and Francis Poulenc wrote (1926 and 1929) the first 20th-century harpsichord concertos for her. See her Landowska on Music (1969...
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Six, Les
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of the composers maintained their own distinctive styles. Les Six consisted of Arthur Honegger , Darius Milhaud , Francis Poulenc , Georges Auric (1899 1983), Louis Durey (1888 1979), and Germaine Tailleferre (1892 1983), the groups only...
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Nocturne
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Chopin in the writing of his 19 nocturnes for piano. Others who have written nocturnes include Gabriel Faure and Francis Poulenc for piano, Debussy for orchestra, and by extension Bela Bartok in his night music pieces...


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