La Sauterelle

Song TitleLa Sauterelle (Search)
Composer(s):Francis Poulenc
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Guillaume Apollinaire
Keyword(s) & Features: Admiration; Animals; Appreciation; Best; Delicate; Delight; Feasts; Food; Grasshoppers; Insects; Locusts; Metaphor; Nourishment; One Octave or Less; People; Saint; St. John; Verses
Average Duration0:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1919 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=111175
Larger WorkLe Bestiare (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsCubism; Surrealism (Search)
Original LanguageFrench (Search)
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/1gmyPY5y3IHCwApZiLri3E?si=3hxGVEFZTuWMRDNvgKK9ww
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/la-sauterelle-3/
Catalog DesignationNo. 3 (Search)
Range: E4 - E5 (Search)
Dedicated ToLouis Durey (Search)
NotesFull score for the chamber orchestra version can be found on IMSLP; The chamber full score and parts is also published by LudwigMasters Publications. (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceSalabert. "Intégral", Vol. 1; Durand. High/Medium (Piano reduction by Poulenc of the original chamber version.) (Search)
Other instrumentation and voice2 violins, viola, cello, flute, Bb clarinet, bassoon (Search)
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