Villanelle, FP 74, by Francis Poulenc is a piece of chamber music composed in 1934 for recorder and piano. The work was commissioned by the Australian Louise Hanson-Dyer, who inserted it into a collection of pieces for piano and recorder (entitled Pipeau).
Because of its modesty, this piece is rarely performed. The instrument for which it is written, the recorder, deprives it of a real notoriety.p. 92 It is not mentioned in the catalog of works of the composer established by the biographer Henri Hell.p. 364–365
A typical performance lasts about 2 minutes.
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External links Villanelle. FP 74 on Bibliothèque nationale de France Villanelle pour pipeau et piano FP 74 on IMSLP FP 74, Villanelle in "The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): A Catalogue Poulenc: Villanelle for piccolo (pipe) and piano in Presto Classico Villanelle pour piccolo et piano on Hyperion Francis Poulenc - Villanelle for Piccolo and Piano on YouTube