Catalogue FP 80 Movements 7 | Composed 1935 (1935) | |
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Suite française (French Suite), FP 80, is an orchestral suite for wind instruments, drum 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.
Structure
- Bransle de Bourgogne
- Pavane
- Petite marche militaire
- Complainte
- Bransle de Champagne
- Sicilienne
- Carillon
References
Suite française (Poulenc) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA