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| | Francis Poulenc |
 | | Poulenc was born in Paris on January 7, 1899. |
 | | The Sonata for Flute and Piano is the first of three sonatas for piano and a wind instrument, inspired by Debussy’s late instrumental sonatas, and each dedicated to the memory of a friend. |
 | | The Clarinet Sonata, Poulenc’s last composition, was dedicated to composer Arthur Honegger, the Oboe Sonata, to Serge Prokofiev, and the Flute Sonata dedicated to the great patroness of chamber music Elisabeth Sprague Coolidge. |
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