Composer Francis Poulenc

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Francis Poulenc

Living place: France

Birthday: 7-1-1899

Global rank: #59168

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Who is Composer Francis Poulenc?
Versatile composer whose work includes art song, solo piano, chamber, ensemble, choir, opera, ballet, and orchestra. He wrote "Le bestiaire, ou Le tang d'Orphée" in 1917 as a cycle of melodies based on the poem by Guillaume Apollinaire.
He became a member of Les Sau, a club consisting of young French and Franco-Swiss composers.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He is mostly self-taught. He received formal training from composer Charles Koechlin in 1921.

Family life info

His father was a director of a chemical company, while his mother was an amateur pianist.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Composer Francis Poulenc?
He first came to the attention of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, who played a role in composing his "Rapsodie Negre" published in London in 1917.

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When was Composer Francis Poulenc born?
Francis Poulenc was born in 7-1-1899, death year is , at the age of 125.
Where is Composer Francis Poulenc's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Francis Poulenc was born in France. is a Composer, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Francis Poulenc's global rank is 59168 and whose rank is 457 in list of famous Composer.
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Events in 1899 and 7-1

Birthday Francis Poulenc (7-1) in history

  • Day 7-1 year 1896: Fanny Farmer published her first cookbook.
  • Day 7-1 year 1927: Transatlantic commercial telephone service began between New York and London.
  • Day 7-1 year 1953: Harry Truman announced that the U.S. had developed the hydrogen bomb.
  • Day 7-1 year 1955: Marian Anderson made her Metropolitan Opera debut.
  • Day 7-1 year 1979: Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government.
  • Day 7-1 year 1989: Japan's Emperor Hirohito died.
  • Day 7-1 year 1999: The impeachment trial of President William Clinton began in the Senate.
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