(1899 - 1963)
One of the great melodists of the twentieth century, Poulenc was largely self-taught as a composer. In the early 1920s he belonged to the Paris-based group of composers Les Six who led the neo-classical movement, rejecting the overstated emotion of Romanticism. Following the death of a clse friend in the 1930s, Poulenc rediscovered his Roman Catholic faith and replaced the ironic nature of neo-classicism with a new-found spiritual depth. By his own admission, Poulenc was no revolutionary, yet the transparent simplicity of much of his output, particularly his vocal and chamber music, places it alongside the finest of the century.
Francis Poulenc Composition Timpani and Percussion Requirements
Babar the Elephant (The Story of)
Timpani + 3 percussion
Triangle, tambourine, 2 car horns, orchestral bass drum, tam tam, 2 snare drums, clash cymbals, suspended cymbal, whip, whistle
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Concert Champetre
Timpani + 2 percussion
Deep snare drum, snare drum, xylophone, orchestral bass drum, triangle, tambourine, clash cymbals, suspended cymbal
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Concerto for Organ Strings and timpani
Timpani
Int'l 32/29/26 (+ 26 for comfort) Prem 32/30/28 (+ 28 for comfort)
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La voix humaine
Timpani + 1 percussion
Clash cymbals, tambourine, xylophone
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