French composer and pianist (1899–1963)
French composer who moved between frivolous ballets and sacred choral works without apology. Poulenc's lighter touch—think Les Biches, think Mouvements perpétuels—made him accessible in an era of atonal austerity.
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 Mouvements perpétuels (1919), the ballet Les Biches (1923), the Concert champêtre (1928) for harpsichord and orchestra, the Organ Concerto (1938), the opera Dialogues des Carmélites (1957), and the Gloria (1959) for soprano, choir, and orchestra.
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