Poulenc : a biography

Poulenc : a biography / Roger Nichols.

"Francis Poulenc is a key figure in twentieth-century classical music, as well as an unorthodox and striking individual. Roger Nichols draws upon Poulenc's music and other primary sources to write an authoritative life of this great artist. Although associated with five other French compos...

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Main Author: Nichols, Roger (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Poulenc, Francis, > 1899-1963.
Poulenc, Francis, > 1899-1963
Composers > France > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Composers
France
Biographies
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Table of Contents:
  • Overture and beginners : 1899-1918
  • "Now we are six" : 1919-1924
  • Dreaming of maturity : 1924-1928
  • Depression and recovery : 1929-1934
  • Surrealism and faith : 1934-1939
  • The years of darkness : 1939-1944
  • "Liberty, I write your name" : 1944-1952
  • Mad about nuns : 1952-1956
  • Joy, suffering and farewell : 1957-1963.

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