Francis Poulenc

by Wilfrid Mellers

Book Overview

Once considered as little more than the froth in the wake of the First World War, a witty boy-hedonist who, in the giddy Twenties, tweaked the noses of moribund establishmentarians, Poulenc has in fact proved unexpectedly durable--more so than any of his colleagues among Les Six, including those who developed more grandiose ambitions. Here is a survey of Poulenc's music, based on careful selection of his works, and written by an authoritative guide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019816338X
• ISBN13: 9780198163381
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"