Chansons villageoises

Chansons villageoises (FR) Village Songs. Poulenc's settings (1942) for voice and orchestra (or piano) of six poems from A dos d'oiseau: Chansons de la grande hune, (Bird's-eye View: Song's of the Great Watch Platform) and the section »Chansons de la petite terre« (Songs of the Little Earth) within it, by Fombeure. The difficult piano arrangements of the accompaniments are by Poulenc. The titles of the individual songs are: »Chanson du clair-tamis,« »Les Gars qui vont à la fête,« »C'est le joli…