PREMATURE BURIAL (1962)(BR)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Francis Poulenc's Sonata for clarinet and piano (FP 184) dates from 1962 and is one of the last pieces he completed. The piece is dedicated to the memory of an old friend, the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, who like Poulenc had belonged to the group of "Les Six." A typical performance takes about 13 minutes. The sonata is in three movements: 1. Allegro tristamente (Allegretto - Très calme - Tempo allegretto), 2. Romanza (Très calme), 3. Allegro con fuoco (Très animé)