Francis Poulenc
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) was a French composer, pianist and music critic.
Also recorded as Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc
Francis Poulenc
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- Full name
- Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc
- Born
- 1899 · Paris
- Died
- 1963 · Paris
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · pianist · music critic
- Fields
- opera · classical music · religious music · choral music
- Movements
- modernism · classical music
- Education
- Lycée Condorcet
- Teachers
- Charles Koechlin · Ricard Viñes
- Known for
- Dialogues of the Carmelites · La voix humaine · Les biches · Concert champêtre · Organ Concerto · Flute Sonata · Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra · Gloria
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Recorded at birth as Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc.
Born at Paris in 1899, died in Paris in 1963.
Francis Poulenc studied at Lycée Condorcet. Training under Charles Koechlin and Ricard Viñes is recorded. The recorded working language is French.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, classical music, religious music and choral music.
Works named in the authority record are Dialogues of the Carmelites, La voix humaine, Les biches, Concert champêtre, Organ Concerto and Flute Sonata.
Work by Francis Poulenc is recorded in the collections of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Poulenc Commemorative Plaque, 5 rue de Medicis, Paris
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Wanda Landowska (1879-1959) and Françis Poulenc
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- Paris
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.
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