Francis Poulenc Sonata For Flute And Piano Pdf
Francis Poulenc Flute Sonata

Francis Poulenc wrote his Sonate pour flûte et piano in 1957 in response to a commission from the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation at the U.S. Library of Congress. The work is dedicated to the memory of Coolidge, one of the twentieth century’s greatest champions of chamber music.

(Music Sales America). This Sonata For Flute and Piano is a virtuosic flute solo by renowned influential French composer Francis Poulenc. Written in 1956-57, this is an elegant, dreamy chamber work and he has demonstrated his obvious compositional skill, also highlighting the French affinity with the sweet sounds of the flute.
Francis Poulenc composed his Flute Sonata in 1957 and it is now perhaps the most widely played of all flute sonatas. It encompasses a wide range of moods, from a 'melancholic' first movement to a hauntingly beautiful Cantilena, and a playful and energetic Presto to finish.

Amerco, LLC, 1991. Source Article: Wyber, Jana L. A Study of Francis Poulenc’s Melodic Style As Found in the Sonata for Flute and Piano (1956-57), the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1962) and the Sonata for Oboe and Piano (1962).1990. Biography: Francis Poulenc was a French musician and composer born in 1899.

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A sense of restless melancholy pervades the first movement (Allegretto malincolico) of Poulenc’s Sonata. It opens with an expansive melody filled with delightfully unexpected twists and turns. Often, this music seems to glance back at the elegant lines of baroque and classical music. At the same time, it pays homage to a distinctly French clarity. While working on the Sonata, Pouenc wrote in a letter to his friend, Pierre Bernac,

In working on this Flute Sonata I have the feeling of going back a long way, but with a more settled technique. It’s a sonata of Debussyan dimensions. It’s the French sense of balance [la mesure française]. Finding the form for your language is the most difficult thing. It’s what Webern has in the highest degree … and what Boulez has not yet found.

The second movement (Cantilena) is serene and songlike. It has been described as “‘a great rainbow of melody.” The final movement (Presto giocoso) is an exuberant romp filled with witty neoclassical caricatures. Listen for the moment when all of the frolicking forward motion halts in a brief pause, followed by a plaintive remembrance of a theme from the first movement.

Earlier this week the Frankfurt Radio Symphony released this performance, featuring their superstar principal flutist, Clara Andrada de la Calle with pianist Maria Ollikainen. The online concert was recorded on May 25. Following the Poulenc, we hear the episodic Ballade for Flute and Piano by the Swiss composer, Frank Martin (1890-1974).

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements
Composition Year	1956–57
Genre Categories	Sonatas; For flute, piano; Scores featuring the flute; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players; For flute, organ (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

Complete Score (CA)
*#367456 - 1.14MB, 23 pp. - 0.0/10 (-) - V/54/34 - IgorCello

Flute Part [B]
*#367457 - 0.39MB, 7 pp. - 51/54/71 - IgorCello

Flute Part [B]
*#367458 - 5.70MB, 8 pp. - 51/54/71 - IgorCello

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Editor	Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922-2000), flute part
Publisher. Info.	London: J. & W. Chester, 1958. Plate J.W.C. 1605.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU[tag/del/mrg]

Francis Poulenc Sonata For Flute And Piano Pdf

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Flute and Organ (Wildt)

Complete Score (CA)
*#683152 - 1.58MB, 23 pp. - 0.0/10 (-) - !N/54/34 - Wildt

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Arranger	Sigrid Wildt (b. 1955)
Publisher. Info.	Sigrid Wildt, 2021.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU[tag/del]

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Alternative. Title
Work Title	Flute Sonata
Name Translations	Sonate voor fluit en piano; Sonate for fløjte og klaver; Sonata para flauta y piano; Sonate pour flûte et piano de Poulenc; Sonata per flauto e pianoforte; フルートソナタ; Sonate für Flöte und Klavier; Sonata per a flauta; flute sonata
Name Aliases	Sonata per a flauta i piano (Poulenc); Sonate voor fluit en piano (Poulenc)
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 191497514; GND: 300120699
Composer	Poulenc, Francis
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	FP 164
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFP 34
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements: Allegro malinconico Cantilena Presto giocoso
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1956–57
First Publication.	1958
Dedication	à la mémoire de Madame Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Average DurationAvg. Duration	12 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	flute, piano
External Links	Wikipedia article

Francis Poulenc Flute Sonata