Cocardes

Cocardes (FR) Cockades (rosettes, knots of ribbons worn by military officers). Poulenc's settings (1919, rev. 1939) for man's voice and small instrumental band (violin, trombone, cornet, bass drum, and triangle) or piano of poems by Cocteau subtitled »Petites pièces plaisantes« (Pleasing little pieces). The premiere was on 21 February 1920 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, at the »First Spectacle-Concert« by Jean Cocteau for the benefit of the Marquise de Noaille's charity work (decors by…