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Les biches, partie de choeur : autograph manuscript / Francis Poulenc.

Record ID
436868
Accession number
Cary 721.2
Creator
Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963.
Biographical Data
French composer.
Object title

Les biches, partie de choeur : autograph manuscript / Francis Poulenc.

Uniform title
Biches. Chorus score. Polyglot
Credit line
Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund, 2020.
Provenance
Ader, November 20, 2020, Lot no. 1187.
Notes
Ballet.
Vocal part only for work with orchestra; for 4 soprano voices, 4 tenor voices, and 4 baritone voices.
In black and red ink.
Caption: "Ballet avec chant en une acte"
Caption: "Texte anglais et allemand de Jacques Benoist-Méchin."
Signed: "Francis Poulenc"
At bottom of title page in red ink: "Copyright by Heugel 1924 / Choeur femmes - 28734 / Choeur hommes - 28735" [choeur hommes crossed out with pencil].
At bottom of title page in blue pencil: "28734 / HA / 85"
Purchased together with a copyist's manuscript vocal score of the work (Cary 721.1) and autograph manuscript mise en scène (Cary 721.3).
Contents
Ouverture -- Rondeau -- Chanson dansée -- Adagietto -- Jeu -- Rag-mazurka -- Andantino -- Petite chanson dansée -- Final.
Associated names
Benoist-Méchin, 1901-1983, translator.