Francis Poulenc

Francis Poulenc: A Bio-Bibliography is a thorough presentation of the works of this often performed and critically appreciated 20th-century composer. George R. Keck traces events in Poulenc''s life and offers a list of works and performances with the primary focus on those facts and influences which contributed to the development of the composer''s distinctive musical style. Included in the text is a substantial discography as well as annotated entries by and about the composer which cover every phase of his career and affirm Poulenc''s place in 20th-century music.The highly selective annotated bibliography comprises the major portion of the text. Since Keck''s documentation of the development of Poulenc''s style covers only representative works he includes a list of all of Poulenc''s compositions arranged both alphabetically and chronologically in the two appendixes. A complete index of names places and titles concludes the book.