Suite française (French Suite), FP 80, is an orchestral suite for wind instruments, drum 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.
Librettist | Luigi Rognoni |
Date of composition | 1939 |
First published | 1940 |
Tonality | G Minor |
Catalogue | FP 103 |
Instruments |
Harpsichord
- or harp ad libitum
Wind Instrument Drums |
Autotranslations beta |
Francis Poulenc: Suite française d'après Claude Gervaise en sol mineur, FP 103 Francis Poulenc: Suite française d'après Claude Gervaise in sol minore, FP 103 Francis Poulenc: Suite française d'après Claude Gervaise g-moll, FP 103 |