Suite française (Poulenc)

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.[1][2]

Suite française French Suite
Orchestral suite by Francis Poulenc
Catalogue	FP 80
Composed	1935 (1935)
Movements	7
Scoring	wind instruments drum harpsichord

Structure

1. Bransle de Bourgogne
2. Pavane
3. Petite marche militaire
4. Complainte
5. Bransle de Champagne
6. Sicilienne
7. Carillon

• A typical performance lasts 14 minutes.

References

1. Hell 1959, p. 48.
2. Tranchefort 1986, p. 585.

Sources

• Hell, Henri (1959). Francis Poulenc. Translated by Lockspeiser, Edward. New York: Grove Press. OCLC 1268174.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Tranchefort, François-René (1986). Guide de la musique symphonique. Fayard.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Schmidt, Carl B. (1995). The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): A Catalogue. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-816336-7.