Diary of My Songs

by Francis Poulenc (Editor)

Overview

Many of Francis Poulenc's songs are verses by 20th-century French poets set to music, and this diary is an answer to what the composer felt were frequent misinterpretations of his work. To set the record straight, Poulenc describes the origins of each song, comments on performances, offers guidelines for interpretation of his work, and discusses his methods for arranging vocal music. In this new edition of the diary, the original French text and the English translation appear on facing pages, and a bibliography, a discography, and extensive notes are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781871082869
Publisher:	Kahn & Averill Publishers
Publication date:	12/31/2006
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Francis Poulenc was a French composer of chamber music, concertos, opera, and songs whose best-known works include Sonata for Clarinet and Piano and Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani in G Minor. Graham Johnson is the author of A French Song Companion. Winifred Radford was an English soprano and vocal teacher and the translator of The Interpretation of French Song and Francis Poulenc: The Man and His Songs.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Graham Johnson Avant-Propos par Henri Sauguet 1. The Diary (in French and English) 2. Notes 3. List of Songs by Francis Poulenc (with Publisher) Bibliography Discographical Appendix by Patrick Saul