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.
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.
Contents: 

Ouverture -- Rondeau -- Chanson dansée -- Adagietto -- Jeu -- Rag-mazurka -- Andantino -- Petite chanson dansée -- Final.

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).

Provenance: 

Ader, November 20, 2020, Lot no. 1187.

Associated names: 

Benoist-Méchin, 1901-1983, translator.

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Department: 
Music Manuscripts and Printed Music
Music Collection: 
Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection