Calligrammes is a set of seven melodies by Francis Poulenc based on poems by Guillaume Appolinaire. The overall piece lasts 10 and a half minutes and the book includes the score for Voice and Piano.
Each work is dedicated to a different person and has its own story:
I. L’Espionne / The Spy – 1’32” II. Mutation / Mutation – 0‘40” III. Vers le Sud / Toward the South – 1’40” IV. Il pleut / It’s raining – 1’ V. La grâce exilée / Grace in exil – 0’28” VI. Aussi bien que les cigales / As well as crickets – 1’40” VII. Voyage / Travel – 2’20”
Each piece can be work on its own or the whole book can be played at once.
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