Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Nationality: French

Born: January 7, 1899, Paris Died: January 30, 1963, Paris (age 64)

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Sonata, Op. 32

(for clarinet and bassoon)

1:48	I.	Allegro. Très rythmé
3:03	II.	Romance. Andante très doux
3:09	III.	Finale. Très animé - Andante

Duration: 8 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1922 (age 22-23)

Revised: 1945 (age 45-46)

2 recordings, 4 videos

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1:48

London Concord Ensemble

I. Allegro. Très rythmé

3:03

London Concord Ensemble

II. Romance. Andante très doux

3:09

London Concord Ensemble

III. Finale. Très animé - Andante

7:25

Portal, Wallez

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Charles Koechlin (1867-1950)

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Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)

Friend/Colleague

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Born: March 10, 1892, Le Havre Died: November 27, 1955, Paris (age 63)

glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
doux [F], douce [F], doucement [F], avec douceur [F]—soft, gentle, smooth
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
romanza, romanze, romance—a title for a work or movement implying a rather personal, tender, sentimental or amorous tone. Typically, lyrical.
rythmé [F], rythmique, ritmato [I], rhythmisch [G]—measured; in precise rhythm; rhythmic
sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.
très [Fr]—very