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Sinfonietta (Poulenc)

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Catalogue
  
FP 141

Scoring
  
orchestra

Composed
  
1947 (1947)

The Sinfonietta, FP 141, is a work for orchestra by Francis Poulenc. Composed in 1947, it was first performed in London on 24 October 1948, under the baton of Roger Désormière. The work, light and full of dance rhythms, is in four movements:

  1. Allegro con fuoco
  2. Molto vivace
  3. Andante cantabile
  4. Très vite et très gai

References

Sinfonietta (Poulenc) Wikipedia