The Music of Francis Poulenc
Table of works
In the table, the works are initially listed by the FP number. Other information given is the French title, a translation if commonly used, the key, the scoring if not clear from the title, the year(s) of composition, the genre, text information, notes and a free score when available, and the page number in the catalogue.

The Music of Francis Poulenc

Section Title: Table of works
Table Section Text: In the table, the works are initially listed by the FP number. Other information given is the French title, a translation if commonly used, the key, the scoring if not clear from the title, the year(s) of composition, the genre, text information, notes and a free score when available, and the page number in the catalogue.

Title	Translation	Key	Scoring	FP	Year	Genre	Text	Notes / Score

Processional pour la crémation d'un mandarin	1	1914	piano	destroyed or lost p. 11

Préludes	2	1916	piano

Rapsodie nègre	baritonefluteclarinetstring quartetpiano	3	1917 (rev. 1933)	vocal	by Makoko Kangourou (Marcel Prouille and Charles Moulié)	sc.

Scherzo pour 2 pianosZèbre	2 pianos	4	1917	piano	destroyed or lost (fragment)

Trois Pastorales	5	1918	piano

Poème sénégalais	6	1918	piano	destroyed or lost

Sonate pour deux clarinettes	Sonata for two clarinets	7	1919 (rev. 1945)	chamber	dedicated to Édouard Souberbielle · sc.

Sonate	7b	1925	piano	piano version of FP 7

Sonate pour piano à 4 mains	piano 4 hands	8	1918 (rev. 1939)	piano	I Prélude – II Rustique – III Final dedicated to Simone Tilliard · sc.

Prélude-Percussion	percussion	9	1918	chamber	destroyed or lost

Le Jongleur	10	1918 orch. 1919	piano	destroyed or lost

Toréadorchanson hispano-italienne	11	1918 (rev. 1932)	vocal	by Cocteau	sc.

Sonate pour violon et piano	Violin Sonata	12	1918	chamber	destroyed or lost

Sonate pour piano, violon et violoncelle	Sonata for piano trio	13	1918	chamber	destroyed or lost

Mouvements perpétuels	14a	1918 (rev. 1939, 1962)	piano	sc. · p. 32

Trois mouvements perpétuels	14b	1925 (rev. 1939, 1962)	orchestral	orch. of FP 14a

Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d’Orphée	baritonepiano	15a	1919	vocal	by Apollinaire	I. Le Dromadaire – II.

Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d’Orphée	baritonefluteclarinetbassoonstring quartet	15b	1922	vocal	orch. of FP 15a

Cocardes	sopranopiano	16a	1919	vocal	by Cocteau	I. Miel de Narbonne – II. Bonne d'enfant – III. Enfant de troupe dedicated to Auric · sc.

Cocardes	sopranoviolincornettrombonegrosse caissetriangle	16b	1939	vocal	orch. of FP 16a

Valse en ut	Valse in C	17a	1919	piano	part of L'Album des Six · sc.

Valse en ut	17b	1932	orchestral	orch. of FP 17a

Quadrille à 4 mains	18	1919	piano	lost or destroyed

Suite en 3 mouvements	Piano Suite	19	1920	piano	sc.

Le Gendarme incompris	3 voicesensemble	20a	1920–21	vocal	lyric comedy in one act, libretto by Cocteau and Raymond Radiguet

Le Gendarme incompris(Suite)	20b	1921	orchestral	from FP 20a: I Ouverture – II Madrigal – III Finale · sc.

Cinq Impromptus	21	1920–21	piano	I Très agité – II Allegro vivace – III Très modéré – IV Violent – V Andante · sc.

Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob	Four poems by Max Jacob	voicewind quintet	18	1921	vocal	by Jacob	I Est-il un coin plus solitaire... – II C'est pour aller au bal – III Poète et Ténor – IV Dans le buisson de mimosa dedicated to Darius Milhaud

La Baigneuse de Trouvillecarte postale en couleurs	23–1	1921	orchestral	by Cocteau	part of the collaborative Les mariés de la tour Eiffel

Discours du général	23–2	1921	orchestral	by Cocteau	part of the collaborative Les mariés de la tour Eiffel

Promenades	24	1921 (rev. 1952)	piano	I. À pied – II.

Esquisse pour une fanfare	25	1921	orchestral	sc.

Trois études de pianola	26	1921	piano	lost or destroyed

Première suite d'orchestre	27	1921	orchestral	lost or destroyed

Quatuor à cordes No. 1	String Quartet No. 1	28	1921	chamber	lost or destroyed

Trio pour piano, clarinette et violoncelle	29	1921	chamber	lost or destroyed

Marches militaires pour piano et orchestre	30	1921	orchestral	lost or destroyed (fragments)

Chanson à boire	Song to drink	men's choir	31	1922	choral	anonymous texts of the 17th century, English by J.-V. Hugo	sc.

Sonate pour clarinette et basson	Sonata for clarinet and bassoon	32a	1922	chamber	sc.

Sonate	32b	1945	piano	piano version of FP 32a

Sonate pour cor, trompette et trombone	Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone	horntrumpettrombone	33a	1922	chamber	dedicated to Raymonde Linossier · sc.

Sonate	33b	1945	piano	piano version of FP 33a

Caprice espagnol	34	1922	piano	lost or destroyed

La colombeopéra en un acte	35	1923	stage (opera recitatives)	recitatives for Charles Gounod's opera

Les biches	36a	1922	stage (ballet)	sc.

Les biches(Suite)	36b	1939–40	orchestral	from FP 36a I. Rondeau – II. Adagietto – III. Rag-mazurka – IV. Andantino – V. Final

Les biches(Suite)	36c	1923	piano	from FP 36a I. Ouverture – II. Rondeau – III. Adagietto – IV. Andantino

Quintette pour cordes et clarinette	37	1923	piano	lost or destroyed

Cinq poèmes de Pierre Ronsard	voicepiano	38a	1924–25	vocal	by Ronsard	I. Attributs – II.

Cinq poèmes de Pierre Ronsard	voiceorchestra	38b	1924–25	vocal	by Ronsard	Orch. of FP 38a

Sonate pour violon et piano (No. 2)	Violin Sonata No. 2	39	1924–25	chamber	lost or destroyed

Napoli	40	1922–25	piano	I. Barcarolle – II. Nocturne – III. Caprice italien · sc.

Dorfmusikanten-Sextett von Mozart	41	1925	lost or destroyed

Chansons gaillardes	Ribald songs	baritonepiano	42	1925	vocal	sc.

Trio pour hautbois, basson et piano	Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano	43	1926	chamber	sc.

Vocalise	voicepiano	44	1927	vocal

Pastourelle	voicepiano	45a	1927	stage (ballet)	part of the collaborative L'Éventail de Jeanne by ten composers

Pastourelle	voicepiano	45b	1927	vocal	piano version of FP 45a · sc.

Airs chantés	voicepiano	46	1927–28	vocal	by Moréas	I. Air romantique – II. Air champêtre – III. Air grave – IV. Air vif · sc.

Novelettes	47	1927–28	piano	sc.

Trois Pièces	baritonepiano	48	1928	piano	I. Pastorale – II. Hymne – III. Toccata ·sc.

Concert champêtre	harpsichordorchestra	49	1927–29	orchestral	sc.

Pièce brève sur le nom d'Albert Roussel	50a	1929	piano	No. 3 of the collaborative Hommage à Roussel (2 mélodies and 6 pièces for piano by Conrad Beck, Roger Delage, Arthur Honegger, Arthur Hoérée, Jacques Ibert, Darius Milhaud and Alexandre Tansman) published in addition to the Revue musicale (April 1929)

Pièce brève sur le nom d'Albert Roussel	50b	1949	orchestral	sc.

Aubadeconcerto chorégraphique	piano18 instruments	51a	1929	stage (ballet)	sc

Aubade	51b	1929	piano	piano version of FP 51a

Fanfare	voicepiano?	52	1929?	piano	lost or destroyed

Valse	53	1929?	piano	lost or destroyed

Sonate pour violon et piano (No. 3)	Violin Sonata No. 3	54	1929	piano	lost or destroyed

Épitaphe	voice (baritone or mezzo-soprano)piano	55	1930	vocal	by Malherbe	sc.

Huit Nocturnes	56	1929–30?	piano	I. en ut M – II.

Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne	voice (soprano)piano	57	1931	vocal	I. Le Présent (Marie Laurencin) – II. Chanson (Apollinaire) – III. Hier (Marie Laurencin) · sc.

Quatre poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire	voice (baritone or mezzo-soprano)piano	58	1931	vocal	by Apollinaire	I. L'Anguille – II. Carte postale – III. Avant le cinéma – IV. 1904 · sc.

Cinq poèmes de Max Jacob	voicepiano	59	1931	vocal	by Jacob	I. Chanson bretonne [fr] – II.

Le Bal masquécantate profane	voice (baritone or mezzo-soprano)chamber orchestra	60	1932	vocal	by Jacob	composed for Marie-Laure and Charles de Noailles · sc.

Caprice en ut majeur	60.I	1932	piano	piano version of Final from of FP 60

Intermède en ré mineur	60.II	1932	piano	from FP 60.I

Bagatelle en ré mineur pour violon et piano	60.III	1932	chamber	excerpts from FP 60.I

Concerto pour deux pianos	Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra	D minor	2 pianosorchestra	61	1932	orchestral	sc.

Valse-improvisation sur le nom de BACH	62	1932	piano	No. 3 of the collaborative Hommage à J.

Improvisations 1 à 10	63	1932–34	piano	No. 10: Éloge des gammes · sc.

Intermezzo	64	1933	stage (incidental)	incidental music for Jean Giraudoux's play

Villageoises6 petites pièces enfantines	65	1933	piano	I. Valse tyrolienne – II.

Pierrot	voicepiano	66	1932	vocal	by Banville

Petrus	67	1932	?	lost or destroyed

Feuillets d’album	68	1933	piano	I. Ariette – II. Rêve – III. Gigue · sc.

Huit chansons polonaises	voicepiano	69	1934	vocal	anonymous in French and Polish	I. La Couronne – II.

Presto en si bémol majeur	70	1934	piano	dedicated to Vladimir Horowitz · sc.

Intermezzo No. 1 en ut majeur	71–1	1934	piano	sc.

Intermezzo No. 2 en ré bémol majeur	71–2	1934	piano

Humoresque	72	1934	piano

Badinage	73	1934	piano

Villanelle	recorderpiano	74	1934	chamber	dedicated to Louise Hanson-Dyer

Quatre chansons pour enfants	voicepiano	75	1934–35	vocal	by Nohain	I. Nous voulons une petite sœur – II.

La Belle au bois dormant	voicepiano	76	1936	film	music for the commercial film by Alexandre Alexeieff

Cinq poèmes de Paul Éluard	voicepiano	77	1935	vocal	by Éluard	I. Peut-il se reposer ?

La Reine Margot	voicepiano	78	1935	stage (incidental)	incidental music for Édouard Bourdet's play, in collaboration with Auric

À sa guitare	voicepiano or harp	79a	1935	vocal	by Ronsard	after FP 78 · sc

À sa guitare	voiceorchestra	79b	1935	vocal	by Ronsard	Orch. of FP 79a

Suite françaised'après Claude Gervaise	wind instrumentsdrumharpsichord	80a	1935	chamber	sc.

Suite française	80b	1935	piano	piano version of FP 80a

Sept Chansons	choir	81	1936	choral	I. Blanche Neige (Apollinaire) – II.

Litanies à la Vierge NoireNotre-Dame de Rocamadour	women's (or children's) choirorgan	82a	1936	choral	sc.

Litanies à la Vierge Noire	women's (or children's) choirorchestra (strings and timpani)	82b	1936	choral	orch. of FP 82a

Petites VoixNotre-Dame de Rocamadour	3-part women's (or children's) choir	83	1936	choral	by Ley	I. La Petite Fille sage – II.

Soirées de Nazelles	84	1930–36	piano	sc.

Plains-chants de Cocteau	voicepiano	85	1936	vocal	lost or destroyed

Tel jour telle nuit	voicepiano	86	1936–37	vocal	by Éluard	I. Bonne journée – II.

Bourrée, au pavillon d’Auvergne	87	1937	piano	part of the collaborative À l’exposition, 1937 · sc.

Deux marches et un intermède	88	1937	orchestral	I. Marche 1889 – II. Intermède champêtre – III. Marche 1937 · sc.

Messe en sol majeur	Mass in G	sopranomixed choir	89	1937	choral (sacred)	sc. · p. 288

Sécheresses	mixed choir (SATB)orchestra	90	1937	choral (cantata)	by James	sc.

Trois poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin	voicepiano	91	1937	vocal	by Vilmorin	I. Le Garçon de Liège – II. Au-delà – III. Aux officiers de la garde blanche

Le Portrait	voicepiano	92	1938	vocal	by Colette

Concerto pour orgue, cordes et timbales	Organ Concerto	G minor	organtimpanistring orchestra	93	1934–38	orchestral

Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire	voicepiano	94	1938	vocal	by Apollinaire	I. Dans le jardin d'Anna – II. Allons plus vite · sc.

Priez pour paix	voicepiano	95	1938	vocal	by Charles d'Orléans	sc.

La Grenouillère	voicepiano	96	1938	vocal	by Apollinaire	sc.

Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence	Four Penitential Motets	mixed choir	97	1938–39	choral (sacred motet)	sc. · p. 288–292

Miroirs brûlants	voicepiano	98	1938–39	vocal	by Éluard	I. Tu vois le feu du soir – II. Je nommerai ton front · sc. · p. 293–294

Ce doux petit visage	voicepiano	99	1939	vocal	by Éluard	sc.

Sextuor	Sextet	wind quintetpiano	100	1932 (rev. 1939–40)	chamber	sc.

Fiançailles pour rire	voicepiano	101	1939	vocal	by Vilmorin

Bleuet	voicepiano	102	1939	vocal	by Apollinaire

Française	103	1939	piano	sc.

Deux préludes posthumes et une gnossienne	104	1939	orchestral (chamber)	orch. of pieces by Erik Satie I.

Mélancolie	105	1940	piano	sc.

Léocadia	106	1940	stage (incidental)	incidental music for Jean Anouilh's play · lost but for FP 106-Ia

Les Chemins de l'amour	The pathways of love	voicepiano	106-Ia	1940	vocal	sung waltz from FP 106 · sc.

Les Chemins de l'amour	voiceclarinetbassoonviolindouble basspiano	106-Ib	1940	vocal	by Jean Anouilh	orch. of FP 106-Ia

Banalités	voicepiano	107	1940	vocal	by Apollinaire	I. Chanson d’Orkenise – II.

Colloque	voice (soprano, baritone)piano	108	1940	vocal	by Valéry

Exultate Deo	4-part choir	109	1941	choral (sacred motet)	Exultate Deo	sc.

Salve Regina	4-part choir	110	1941	choral (sacred motet)	Salve Regina	sc.

Les Animaux modèles	111a	1940-41	stage (ballet)

Les Animaux modèles(Suite)	111b	1942	orchestral	six movements from FP 111a · sc.

La Fille du jardinier	112	1941	stage (incidental)	incidental music for Charles Exbrayat's play

Improvisation 11–12	113	1941	piano	No. 12: "Hommage à Franz Schubert" · sc.

Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines	flute	114	1941	chamber	unpublished

Trio à cordes	String Trio	115	1941	chamber	lost or destroyed

La Duchesse de Langeais [fr]	116	1942	film	music for the film by Jacques de Baroncelli, adapted from Honoré de Balzac's novel by Jean Giraudoux

Chansons villageoises	voicepiano	117a	1942	vocal	by Fombeure	I. Chanson du Clair Tamis – II.

Chansons villageoises	voice (baritone)chamber orchestra	117b	1942	vocal	orch. of FP 117

Intermezzo No. 3 en la bémol majeur	118	1943	piano	sc.

Sonate pour violon et piano	Violin Sonata	119	1942–43 (rev. 1949)	chamber	sc. · p. 330–332

Figure humaine	12-part choir	120	1943	choral (cantata)	by Éluard	p. 333–335

Métamorphoses	voicepiano	121	1943	vocal	by Vilmorin	I. Reine des mouettes – II. C'est ainsi que tu es – III. Paganini

Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon	voicepiano	122	1943	vocal	by Aragon	I. C – II. Fêtes galantes

Le Voyageur sans bagage	123	1943	film	music for the film by Jean Anouilh

La Nuit de la Saint-Jean	124	1944	stage (incidental)	incidental music for the play by J. M. Barrie

Les Mamelles de Tirésias	soloistschoirorchestra	125	1944	stage (opera)	by Apollinaire	sc.

Un soir de neige	4-6-part mixed choir	126	1944	choral (cantata)	by Éluard	sc.

Montparnasse	voicepiano	127–1	1941–45	vocal	by Apollinaire

Hyde Park	voicepiano	127–2	1945	vocal	by Apollinaire

Le Soldat et la Sorcière	128	1945	stage (incidental)	incidental music for the play by Armand Salacrou

L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant	narratorpiano	129	1940–45	piano	by Brunhoff	orch. by Jean Françaix · sc.

Huit chansons françaises	mixed choirmen's choir	130	1945	choral	I. Margoton va t'a l'iau – II.

Deux mélodies sur des poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire	voicepiano	131	1946	vocal	by Apollinaire	I. Le Pont – II. Un poème

Paul et Virginie	voicepiano	132	1946	vocal	by Radiguet	sc.

Quatuor à cordes No. 2Place Pereire	String Quartet No. 2	133	1946	chamber	lost or destroyed

Le Disparu	voicepiano	134	1947	vocal	by Desnos

Main dominée par le cœur	voice (soprano)piano	135	1947	vocal	by Éluard	sc.

Trois chansons de Federico García Lorca	voicepiano	136	1947	vocal	by Lorca	I. L’Enfant muet – II. Adeline à la promenade – III. Chanson à l’oranger sec

Mais mourir	voicepiano	137	1947	vocal	by Éluard	I. L’Enfant muet – II. Adeline à la promenade – III. Chanson à l’oranger sec

L'Invitation au château	138	1947	stage (incidental)	incidental music for Jean Anouilh's play

Amphitryon	139	1947	stage (incidental)	incidental music for Molière's 1668 play for the compagnie Renaud-Barrault at the théâtre Marigny

Calligrammes	voicepiano	140	1948	vocal	by Apollinaire	I. L’Espionne – II.

Sinfonietta	141	1947	orchestral	sc.

Quatre petites prières de saint François d’Assise	4-part men's choir	142	1948	choral (sacred)	Francis of Assisi	I. Salut, dame Sainte – II.

Sonate pour violoncelle et piano	Cello Sonata	143	1940–48 (rev. 1953)	chamber	sc. · p. 393–395

Hymne	voice (bass)piano	144	1947	vocal (sacred)	by Racine	sc.

Les Bijoux de poitrine, mazurka	voicepiano	145	1949	vocal	by Vilmorin	part of the collaborative song cycle Les Mouvements du cœur in memory of Frédéric Chopin, with Darius Milhaud, Henri Sauguet, Auric, Jean Françaix and Léon Preger, premiered by bass Doda Conrad

Concerto pour piano	Piano Concerto	146	1949	orchestral	sc.

La Fraîcheur et le Feu	voicepiano	147	1950	vocal	by Éluard	I. Rayon des yeux – II.

Stabat Mater	sopranofive-part choirorchestra	148	1950–51	choral (sacred orchestral)	Stabat Mater	sc.

Le Voyage en Amérique	2 pianos	149	1951	film	music for the film by Henri Lavorel

L'Embarquement pour Cythère	150	1951	piano	Valse musette after FP 149 · sc.

Thème varié	151	1951	piano	sc.

Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël	4-part choir	152	1951–52	choral (sacred motet)	I. O magnum mysterium – II.

Matelote provençale	153	1952	orchestral	part of the colleborative La guirlande de Campra

Ave verum corpus	3-part women's choir	154	1952	choral (sacred motet)	Ave verum corpus	sc.

Capriccio	2 pianos	155	1952	piano	after Le Bal masqué (FP 60), dedicated to Samuel Barber

Sonate pour deux pianos [fr]	156	1953	piano	I. Prologue – II. Allegro molto – III. Andante lirico – IV. Épilogue

Parisiana	voicepiano	157	1954	vocal	by Jacob	I. Jouer du bugle – II. Vous n'écrivez plus ? · sc.

Rosemonde	voicepiano	158	1954	vocal	by Apollinaire	sc.

Dialogues des carmélites	Dialogues of the Carmelites	soloistschoirorchestra	159	1956	stage (opera)	by Poulenc after Georges Bernanos	sc.

Bucolique	160	1954	orchestral	part of the collaborative Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long

Le Travail du peintre	voicepiano	161	1956	vocal	by Éluard	I. Pablo Picasso – II.

Deux mélodies	voicepiano	162	1956	vocal	I. La Souris (Guillaume Apollinaire) – II. Nuage (Laurence de Beylié)

Dernier Poème	voicepiano	163	1956	vocal	by Desnos	sc.

Sonate pour flûte et piano	Flute Sonata	164	1956–57	chamber	sc.

Ave Maria	165	1957	sacred	Ave Maria	lost or destroyed

Sonate pour basson et piano	Bassoon Sonata	166	1957	chamber	lost or destroyed

Vive Nadia	voicepiano	167	1956	vocal	homage to Nadia Boulanger

Élégie pour cor et piano [fr]	hornpiano	168	1956	chamber	homage to Dennis Brain

Une chanson de porcelaine	voicepiano	169	1956	vocal	by Éluard

Improvisation 13–14	170	1958	piano	sc.

La voix humaine	sopranoorchestra	171	1958	stage (opera)	by Cocteau	sc.

Laudes de saint Antoine de Padoue	3-part men's choir	172	1952	choral (sacred motet)	I. O Jesu – II. O Proles – III. Laus Regi – IV. Si quaeris · sc.

Novelette	173	1958–59	piano	sc.

Fancy	voicepiano	174	1959	vocal	after Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice · sc.

Élégie pour 2 pianos (en accords alternés)	2 pianos	175	1959	piano	homage to Marguerite de Polignac (called Marie-Blanche) · sc.

Improvisation 15	176	1959	piano	homage to Édith Piaf · sc.

Gloria	sopranochoirorchestra	177	1959	choral (sacred orchestral)	Gloria	sc.

La Courte Paille	The short straw	voicepiano	178	1960	vocal	by Carême	I. Le Sommeil – II.

Sarabande pour guitare	guitar	179	1960	chamber	dedicated to Ida Presti · sc.

La Dame de Monte-Carlo	voice (soprano)orchestra	180	1961	vocal	by Cocteau

Sept répons des ténèbres	trebleboys' choirorchestra	181	1961	choral (sacred orchestral)	sc.

Nos souvenirs qui chantent	voicepiano	182	1961	vocal	by Tatry

Renaud et Armide	183	1962	stage (incidental)	incidental music for Cocteau's 1943 play

Sonate pour clarinette et piano	Clarinet Sonata	184	1962	chamber	sc.

Sonate pour hautbois et piano	Oboe Sonata	185	1962	chamber	sc.

Ce siècle a cinquante ans	orchestra	?	1950	film	music for the documentary directed by Denise Batcheff, Roland Tual and Werner Malbran [de], composed in collaboration with Auric, Henri Sauguet and Jean Wiener.

Sentence(s)

According to this list, the first noted piece was in 1914 Processional pour la crémation d'un mandarin for piano, now lost or destroyed.

final_sentence: According to this list, the first noted piece was in 1914 Processional pour la crémation d'un mandarin for piano, now lost or destroyed.