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Suite française French Suite
Orchestral suite by Francis Poulenc
Catalogue	FP 80
Composed	1935 (1935)
Movements	7
Scoring	2 oboes, 2 bassoons 2 trumpets, 3 trombones snare drum, bass drum, cymbals harpsichord

Suite française (French Suite), FP 80, is an orchestral suite for wind instruments, percussion 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.

Structure

Bransle de Bourgogne
Pavane
Petite marche militaire
Complainte
Bransle de Champagne
Sicilienne
Carillon

A typical performance lasts 14 minutes.

References

Hell 1959, p. 48.
Tranchefort 1986, p. 585.

Sources

Hell, Henri (1959). Francis Poulenc. Translated by Lockspeiser, Edward. New York: Grove Press. OCLC 1268174.
Tranchefort, François-René (1986). Guide de la musique symphonique. Fayard.
Schmidt, Carl B. (1995). The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): A Catalogue. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-816336-7.

v t e Francis Poulenc
List of compositions List of works for piano
Operas	Les mamelles de Tirésias (1947) Dialogues of the Carmelites (1957) La voix humaine (1959)
Ballets	Les biches (1922) Aubade (1929) Les Animaux modèles (1941)
Orchestral music	Sinfonietta (1947)
Concertos	Concert champêtre (1927) Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1932) Organ Concerto (1938) Piano Concerto (1949)
Chamber music	Rapsodie nègre (1917) Sonata for two clarinets (1918) Sonata for clarinet and bassoon (1922) Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone (1922) Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano (1926) Sextet (1932) Villanelle (1934) Suite française (1935) Violin Sonata (1942) Cello Sonata (1948) Élégie pour cor et piano (1957) Flute sonata (1957) Clarinet Sonata (1962) Oboe Sonata (1962)
Piano music	Mouvements perpétuels (1919) Piano Suite (1920) Trois novelettes (1927) Soirées de Nazelles (1936) L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant (1940) La Courte Paille (1960)
Songs	Chanson à boire (1922) Chansons gaillardes (1926) Fiançailles pour rire (1939) Les Chemins de l'amour (1940) Banalités (1940)
Choir (a cappella)	Messe en sol majeur (1937) Sécheresses (1937) Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence (1939) Figure humaine (1943)
Choir and orchestra	Litanies à la Vierge Noire (1936) Stabat Mater (1950) Gloria (1959) Sept répons des ténèbres (1963)
Collaborations	L'Album des Six (1919) Les mariés de la tour Eiffel (1921) L'éventail de Jeanne (1927) Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long (1956)
Incidental music	Le Gendarme incompris (1920) Intermezzo (1933) Léocadia (1940) L'Invitation au château (1947) Amphitryon (1947) Renaud et Armide (1962)
Related	Les Six Brigitte Manceaux Neoclassicism "L'adieu du cavalier" (Tailleferre)
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