Suite française (Poulenc) explained

Suite française French Suite
Type:	Orchestral suite
Composer:	Francis Poulenc
Catalogue:	FP 80
Movements:	7

Suite française (French Suite), FP 80, is an orchestral suite for wind instruments, percussion 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.

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.

Sources

• Book: Hell, Henri . Lockspeiser . Edward. 1959. Francis Poulenc . New York . Grove Press . 1268174.
• Book: Tranchefort, François-René . François-René Tranchefort

. François-René Tranchefort. Guide de la musique symphonique. Fayard. 1986.

• Book: Schmidt , Carl B. . &pg=PA288 --> The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): A Catalogue. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 1995. 978-0-19-816336-7.