Francis Poulenc


Francis Poulenc
Nationality: French
Born: 1899-1963
Education/Training:
his mother was an amateur pianist and taught him to play, as a youth took lessons from Ricardo Viñes; first formal compositional training was with Charles Koechlin in 1921, but remained mostly self-taught

Best Known For:
being a member of Les Six, the group of young French and Swiss composers in Jean Cocteau's social circle that included Poulenc, Milhaud, Auric, Durey, Honegger and Tailleferre

Notable Compositions:
composed music in genres including art song, solo piano music, chamber music, oratorio, opera, ballets, and orchestral music as well as choral music, his most notable being Figure Humaine, Promenades, Les biches, Bal de jeunes filles, Litanies a la vierge noire, Improvisations, Les soirees de Nazelles, Dialogues of the Carmelites

Curious Facts:
while raised Roman Catholic, it wasn't until the death of a friend and subsequent visit to the shrine of the Black Virgin of Rocamadour in 1935 that he experienced a life changing transformation, which began a sizable output of liturgical and religious music, beginning with the Litanies à la Vierge Noire

REPERTOIRE: O Magnum Mysterium

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Home for the Holidays Dec 19, 1999
French Masters from Passereau to Poulenc Mar 20, 1972

REPERTOIRE: Ave Maria

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Apr 4, 2025

REPERTOIRE: Pilons L'orge

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Great Sounds of the Chorus Jan 23, 1988

REPERTOIRE: Sept Répons Des Ténèbres

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Music -- Majestic and Mystic Feb 15, 1975

REPERTOIRE: Tenebrae Factae Sunt

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French Masters from Passereau to Poulenc Mar 20, 1972

REPERTOIRE: Mass in G Major

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6th Annual Messiah Sing-Along Dec 22, 1985
Contemporary Music Concert Feb 24, 1968
Choral Concerts for Young People Feb 24, 1968

REPERTOIRE: Hodie Christus Natus Est

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A Choral Cornucopia Oct 16, 1982

REPERTOIRE: Les Mamelles de Tirésias (The Breasts of Tirésias)

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LA Phil: Les Mamelles de Tirésias Jun 4, 2000

REPERTOIRE: Laudamus Te (from Gloria)

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22nd Annual High School Choir Festival Apr 15, 2011

REPERTOIRE: Salve Regina

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Trois Chansons

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LAMC Presents: Roger Wagner Chorale On Tour Apr 17, 1974

REPERTOIRE: Liberté from Figure Humaine

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Apr 4, 2025

REPERTOIRE: Four Motets for the Christmas Season

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Rejoice! A Cappella Christmas Dec 14, 2014

REPERTOIRE: O Magnum Mysterium

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Rejoice! A Cappella Christmas Dec 14, 2014

REPERTOIRE: Quem vidistis pastores

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Rejoice! A Cappella Christmas Dec 14, 2014

REPERTOIRE: Videntes stellam

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Rejoice! A Cappella Christmas Dec 14, 2014

REPERTOIRE: Hodie Christus natus est

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Rejoice! A Cappella Christmas Dec 14, 2014

REPERTOIRE: Four Motets for the Christmas Season

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Rejoice! A Classical Christmas Dec 11, 2011

REPERTOIRE: O Magnum Mysterium

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Rejoice! A Classical Christmas Dec 11, 2011

REPERTOIRE: Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite

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Rejoice! A Classical Christmas Dec 11, 2011

REPERTOIRE: Videntes Stellam

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Rejoice! A Classical Christmas Dec 11, 2011

REPERTOIRE: Hodie Christus Natus Est

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Rejoice! A Classical Christmas Dec 11, 2011

REPERTOIRE: Ave Maria

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20th Annual High School Choir Festival Apr 24, 2009

REPERTOIRE: Figure Humaine

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: 1. De tous les printemps du monde

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: 2. En chantant les servantes s'élancent

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: 3. Aussi bas que le silence

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: 4. Toi ma patiente

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: 5. Riant du ciel et des planetés

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: 6. Le jour m'étonne et la nuit me fait peur

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: 7. La menace sous le ciel rouge

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: 8. Liberté

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Soar Oct 2, 2005

REPERTOIRE: Gloria

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And the Angels Sang Dec 9, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Gloria

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And the Angels Sang Dec 9, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Laudamus te

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And the Angels Sang Dec 9, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Domine Deus

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And the Angels Sang Dec 9, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Domine Fili Unigenite

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And the Angels Sang Dec 9, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Domine Deu! Agnus Dei!

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And the Angels Sang Dec 9, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris

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And the Angels Sang Dec 9, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Gloria

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And the Angels Sang Dec 7, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Gloria

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And the Angels Sang Dec 7, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Laudamus te

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And the Angels Sang Dec 7, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Domine Deus

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And the Angels Sang Dec 7, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Domine Fili Unigenite

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And the Angels Sang Dec 7, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Domine Deus! Agnus Dei!

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And the Angels Sang Dec 7, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris

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And the Angels Sang Dec 7, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Litanies À La Vierge Noire

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Mystics at the Cathedral Nov 10, 2002

REPERTOIRE: Huit Chansons Françaises

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: Margoton va t'a l'iau

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: La belle se sied au pied de la tour

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: Pilons l'orge

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: Clic clac dansez sabots

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: C'est la petit' fill' du prince

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: La bell' si nous étions

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: Ah! mon beau laboureur

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: Les tisserands

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Expressions of Love Mar 16, 2002

REPERTOIRE: Figure Humaine (The Face of Humanity)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Gloria

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LA Phil: A Glorious Celebration Jul 6, 2010

REPERTOIRE: Hodit Christus natus est

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Home for the Holidays Dec 14, 1997

REPERTOIRE: Chansons Françaises (French Songs)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: 1. Margoton va t’a l’iau (Margoton goes to fetch water)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: 2. La belle se sied au pied de la tour (The fair maid sits at the foot of the tower)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: 3. Pilons l’orge (Thrash the barley)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: 4. Clic, clac, dansez sabots (Click, clack, dance clogs)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: 5. C’est la petit’ fill’ du prince (The Prince’s little daughter)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: 6. La belle si nous étions (My fair one, if we were)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: 7. Ah! mon beau laboureur (Ah! my handsome farm lad)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: 8. . Les tisserands (The weavers)

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Folksongs: Brahms + Copland Mar 29, 2009

REPERTOIRE: Bientôt (Soon)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Le Rôle des Femmes (The Women's Role)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Aussi bas que le silence (As deep as the silence)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Patience (Patience)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Première Marche la voix d'un autre (First march, the voice of another)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Un Loup (A Wolf)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Un feu sans tache (A flawless fire)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Liberté (Liberty)

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013