Francis Poulenc was born on January 7, 1899 in France. Versatile composer whose works included art song, solo piano, chamber, oratorio, choral, opera, ballet, and orchestral. He wrote "Le bestiaire, ou Le cortège d'Orphée" in 1917 as a cycle of melodies based on poems by Guillaume Apollinaire.
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About
Versatile Composer whose works included art song, solo piano, chamber, oratorio, choral, opera, ballet, and orchestral. He wrote "Le bestiaire, ou Le cortège d'Orphée" in 1917 as a cycle of melodies based on poems by Guillaume Apollinaire.
Before Fame
He was primarily self-taught. He received formal training from Composer Charles Koechlin in 1921.
Trivia
He became a member of Les Six, a club comprised of young French and French-Swiss composers.
Family Life
His father was a Director of a chemical corporation, while his mother was an amateur Pianist.
Associated With
He first came to the attention of Russian Composer Igor Stravinsky, who played a role in getting his 1917 composition "Rapsodie Nègre" published in London.
