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Francis Poulenc
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-known are the piano suite Trois mouvements perpétuels, the ballet Les biches, the Concert champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra, the Organ Concerto, the opera Dialogues des Carmélites, and the Gloria for soprano, choir, and orchestra. As the only son of a prosperous manufacturer, Poulenc was expected to follow his father into the family firm, and he was not allowed to enrol at a music college. He studied with the pianist Ricardo Viñes, who became his mentor after the composer's parents died. Poulenc also made the acquaintance of Erik Satie, under whose tutelage he became one of a group of young composers known collectively as "Les Six". 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. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Poulenc) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Albums See All
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Nuances Françaises, 20th Century French Flute Sonatas 2025
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Strings, not Stripes: The Guitar in the Early 20th Century 2025
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Mirrors 2025
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Passionata 2024
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Poulenc: Chamber Music 2024
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De Paris à Prague 2024
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Fauré & Poulenc: Works for Piano & Orchestra 2024
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French fragrances 2024
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Reimagined 2024
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Poulenc: Le bestiaire, Chansons villageoises, Rapsodie nègre, Le bal masqué, Les animaux modèles, Histoire de Babar, Aubade & Concerto pour piano 2024
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2 Préludes posthumes et une Gnossienne, FP 104 (After Erik Satie): III. 3ème Gnossienne (Live) Single • 2025
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Poulenc: Mélancolie F 105 Single • 2025
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Poulenc: Intermezzo (From Violin Sonata, FP 119) Single • 2024
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Fêtes galantes (single) Single • 2024
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Léocadia, FP 106: Les Chemins de l'amour Single • 2024
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Poulenc: Mélancolie, FP 105 Single • 2024
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Poulenc: Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, FP 176 "Hommage à Édith Piaf" Single • 2024
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普朗克-- D小调双钢琴协奏曲 (双玉钢琴二重奏) EP • 2024
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Cocardes, FP 16b: II. Bonne d’Enfant Single • 2024
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Trois mouvements perpétuels, FP 14b: I. Assez modéré Single • 2024
Videos See All
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Jacques Villon -VALSE MUSETTE inesvigo • 2.6K views
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Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Oboe & Piano pelodelperro • 149K views
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Carl Maria von Weber - Introduction, Theme and Variations, Op Posth Vladimir Goltsman • 81K views
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O Bayan Ko | Bayan Kong Pinapangarap Musical Finale | Maestro Ryan Cayabyab choir panda • 2.6K views
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Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP 43 (Score Video) BC • 144K views
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Han Kim plays Francis Poulenc’s sonata for clarinet and piano with Ilya rashkovskiy Clarinetist Han KIM • 102K views
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【解説付】「エディット・ピアフを讃えて」15の即興曲より / プーランク Poulenc 15 Improvisations "Hommage a Edith Piaf" 銀ちゃんねる / Gin channel • 259K views
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Piano part- Poulenc, Sonata for Flute and Piano, I. Allegro malinconico, ♩=78 Color is the piano • 98K views
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