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ID15fa4375-9e3b-11f0-a418-0022482c9682
TitlecodeM259591
Title NameLe Bestiare ou le Cortege d'Orphee for Voice and Seven Instruments, FP 15a
Marketing CopyFrancis Poulenc (1899-1963) composed the short song cycle Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée in 1919 for voice with accompaniment by a septet of flute, clarinet, bassoon, and string quartet, though the piano arrangement he later created is more regularly used today. The poems are by Guillaume Apollinaire, a specialist in medieval bestiaries, who composed 30 short poems about semi-mythical animals, with accompanying woodcuts by Raoul Dufy. Orpheus, the bard of Greek mythology, is included in four of the 30 poems. Poulenc set six of the poems to music: I. Le Dromadaire; II. Le Chèvre du Thibet; III. La Sauterelle; IV. Le Dauphin; V. L'Écrevisse; VI. La Carpe. Both the chamber accompaniment and the piano accompaniment versions are available from the publisher.
InstrumentationWoman's Voice, Fl, Cl, Bsn, 2Vn, Va, Vc
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Title Brand3
Year Composed1919
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Duration5
Ensemble Size7
Date Created2023-10-30 20:21:45.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:21:45
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Bsc CodeMUS037000
Text AuthorOn poems by Guillaume Apollinaire
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Title Category12
Title MovementsI. Le dromadaire
II. Le chèvre du Thibet
III. La sauterelle
IV. Le dauphin
V. L'écrevisse
VI. La carpe
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Set Series IDD37B7D46-FA20-4B09-48F0-08DB00B0FAFD
Title Instrument Category TextMedium Voice
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Title Sub Category17
Title Instrument Header73
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