Suite française (Poulenc)
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Suite française (French Suite), FP 80, is an orchestral suite for wind instruments, percussion 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.[1][2]
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Suite française French Suite | |
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Orchestral suite by Francis Poulenc | |
Catalogue | FP 80 |
Composed | 1935 (1935) |
Movements | 7 |
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