Sarabande pour guitare, FP 179 (Poulenc)
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This was composed in 1960 and is Poulenc’s only guitar piece. The Sarabande was a slow dance that enjoyed great popularity in the Baroque period. It was also one of Poulenc’s last works and comes from his Improvisation for Piano No. 13 (FP 170), from which he takes its motif and transforms it into an exploration of the dynamics and colours of the guitar.
