 Francis Poulenc aged about 22 Image by Joseph Rosmand, photographer
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Francis PoulencFrancis Poulenc Francis Poulenc French composer and pianist (1899–1963) Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc ( French: [fʁɑ̃sis ʒɑ̃ maʁsɛl pulɛ̃k]; 7 January 1899 – 30 January 1963) 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 Trois 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. Poulenc in 1922 As the only son of a prosperous manufacturer, Poulenc was expected to follow his father into the family firm, and he was not allowed to… (Source: Wikipedia)
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