Francis Poulenc was born in Paris, the town he enjoyed in all his life for its elegance an its energy ; he died there at the age of 64. When he was just 7 years old he composed short pieces and his early ambition to play piano was encouraged by his mother, musician herself.

He followed his studies more seriously with Ricardo Vines who introduced him to Satie, Casella and Auric and studied the composition with Charles Koechlin. As well as the other “Groupe des Six” composers ( Milhaud, Auric, Honegger, Duray and Tailleferre) F. Poulenc rejected the contemporary taste for romantism and impressionism and pronounced on favor of the music-hall’s popular and witty style, adopting Satie and Cocteau as esthetic and spiritual masters.

He admired much the poetry, particularly the Guillaume Appolinaire's, Max Jacob's, Paul Eluard's ones and accompanied Pierre Bernac on in numerous melodies' recitals about these poems in the last thirties.

Poulenc's compositions reflect a real good mood and a sense of spontaneous invention; they always witness a big spirit independence.