A member of Les Six, French composer Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) was largely self-taught. Through his entire career, he preferred writing for voice and produced little symphonic music that was not theatrical in purpose. He wrote three operas, Dialogues of the Carmelites about martyred nuns in the French Revolution being staged most often. He also produced exquisite religious ... [MORE] 1. Classical Music Archives: Poulenc - Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. 2. Francis Poulenc - Filmography at IMDb lists movies and television shows based on or otherwise using his compositions. 3. Francis Poulenc - Biography including links to related people, photograph, and selected discography from the Classical Net Basic Repertoire List. 4. Francis Poulenc - Catalogue of freely downloadable MP3 audio files and links to related resources from Classic Cat. 5. Francis Poulenc - NodeWorks Encyclopedia entry with summary information, detailed biography, internal links to related topics and people, and list of works. 6. Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) - Karadar dictionary entry with life, related composers including Les Six, MIDI audio samples, photographs and other illustrations, list of important works, and texts of selected lieder. 7. Francis Poulenc, 1899-1963 - Biography by Daryl Lee for The Michael O'Neal Singers. Includes related links and information about specific pieces performed by the ensemble. 8. Kunst der Fuge | Francis Poulenc - MIDI (freely downloadable) and WMA / MP3 files of Motets and a few other works. 9. Poulenc's Stabat Mater - Introduction; Latin text; concert review. 10. Remembering Francis Poulenc - Essay commemorating the 100th anniversary of his birth. Highlights certain compositions, both serious and light-hearted, from Dialogues des Carmélites to Babar, the Little Elephant. 11. Francis Poulenc - Find A Grave entry with birth and death dates, photographs at different ages, pictures of tomb and cemetery, and interactive memorial. 12. Francis Poulenc - Biography from the Arizona Opera centers on his writing of Dialogues of the Carmelites. 13. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - Brief summary of life and influences with comments on stage works, orchestral, choral and vocal, chamber, and piano music. Includes HNH/Naxos discography and caricature. 14. The Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc - Scene by scene synopsis by the Arizona Opera Company.

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