Suite française (Poulenc)
| Suite française French Suite | |
|---|---|
| Orchestral suite by Francis Poulenc | |
| Catalogue | FP 80 |
| Composed | 1935 |
| Movements | 7 |
| Scoring | |
Suite française (French Suite), FP 80, is an orchestral suite for wind instruments, percussion and harpsichord (or harp ad libitum) by Francis Poulenc. It was composed in a neoclassical style in 1935 for Édouard Bourdet's la Reine Margot, and it was inspired by Claude Gervaise's dance collection Le livre de danceries.[1][2]
Structure
- Bransle de Bourgogne
- Pavane
- Petite marche militaire
- Complainte
- Bransle de Champagne
- Sicilienne
- Carillon
- A typical performance lasts 14 minutes.
References
- ^ Hell 1959, p. 48.
- ^ Tranchefort 1986, p. 585.
Sources
- Hell, Henri (1959). Francis Poulenc. Translated by Lockspeiser, Edward. New York: Grove Press. OCLC 1268174.
- Tranchefort, François-René (1986). Guide de la musique symphonique. Fayard.
- Schmidt, Carl B. (1995). The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): A Catalogue. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-816336-7.
