Suite française (Poulenc)

Suite Française (French suite) is an orchestra suite for wind instruments, drum and harpsichord (or harp ad libitum) de 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.

Francis Poulenc

Operas	Les mamelles de Tirésias Dialogues of the Carmelites La voix humaine

Ballets	Les biches Les Animaux modèles

Concertante	Concert champêtre Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra Organ Concerto Piano Concerto

Orchestral works	Sinfonietta

Chamber music	Rapsodie nègre Suite française Sextet Cello Sonata Flute sonata Clarinet Sonata Oboe Sonata

Piano music	Trois mouvements perpétuels Piano Suite Trois novelettes

Vocal music	Gloria Stabat Mater

Collaborations	L'éventail de Jeanne Les mariés de la tour Eiffel

Related articles	List of works List of Works for Piano Les Six Neoclassicism

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