It was the British poet Edward James who commissioned this work from the composer. Edward James (1907–1984) was also a rich patron of the arts, a friend of painters such as Salvador Dalí, René Magritte and Leonor Fini, but also of musicians such as the conductor Igor Markevitch. He offered Francis Poulenc twice the sum that Winnaretta Singer had paid for Poulenc's Organ Concerto.
| Original Name | Sécheresses |
| Librettist | Edward William Frank James |
| Date of composition | 1937 |
| First published | 1952 |
| Type | Cantata |
| Catalogue | FP 90 |
| Approx. duration | 18 minutes |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Francis Poulenc: Drought, FP 90 Francis Poulenc: Drought, FP 90 Francis Poulenc: Drought, FP 90 |