Sonata for Flute and Piano

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Sonata for Flute and Piano is a lyrical and witty 1957 chamber work by Francis Poulenc that has become a cornerstone of the modern flute repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music work
musical composition
belongsToCentury 20th century
composer Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo Jean-Pierre Rampal NERFINISHED
dedicationType virtuoso performer
genre sonata
hasCatalogueNumber FP 164 NERFINISHED
hasComposerNationality French
hasForm three-movement sonata form
hasMood melancholic
playful
hasOpusNumber none (catalogued by FP number)
hasReception cornerstone of modern flute repertoire
hasTempoIndication Allegretto malincolico
Cantilena
Presto giocoso
instrumentation flute
piano
intendedEnsemble flute and piano duo
isFrequentlyRecorded true
isStandardRepertoireFor flute students
professional flutists
key unknown / varies by edition
languageOfWork none (instrumental)
movement Allegretto malincolico
Cantilena
Presto giocoso
notableFor lyrical character
witty character
numberOfMovements 3
partOf modern flute repertoire
premiereDate 1957
premiereLocation United States NERFINISHED
premierePerformer Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED
Jean-Pierre Rampal NERFINISHED
publisher Chester Music NERFINISHED
Salabert NERFINISHED
style 20th-century classical music
neoclassicism
typicalDuration approximately 12 minutes
writtenInPeriod late career of Francis Poulenc
yearComposed 1957

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Francis Poulenc notableWork Sonata for Flute and Piano