After he met some success with the Rapsodie nègre and worldwide fame[H 1] after the premiere of the Trois mouvements perpétuels played by pianist Ricardo Viñes, Poulenc began writing two pieces in the spring of 1918. Published the same year, the sonata for two pianos and the sonata for two clarinets were created during the same concerts at the Salle Huyghens in Paris on 5 April 1919.
| Original Name | Sonate pour deux clarinettes |
| Date of composition | 1918 |
| Premiered | 1919, April 5th (Salle Huyghens) in Paris, France |
| First published | 1919 |
| Dedicated to | Edouard Souberbielle |
| Type | Sonata |
| Catalogue | FP 7a |
| Approx. duration | 6 minutes |
| Instruments | 2x Clarinet |
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Francis Poulenc: Sonata, FP 7b
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