Poulenc: Les Chemins De L'amour, Fp. 106 [ PROVEN ]

: The piece is in strophic form , primarily divided into two segments.

: These are set in C-sharp minor , evoking a sense of lost love and melancholy. Poulenc: Les chemins de l'amour, FP. 106

: The vocal line is smooth and clean, moving largely in scalar motion with "lilting repeated leaps". While the harmonies feature Poulenc's characteristic subtle chromaticism, they are more conservative and "typically tuneful" compared to his more complex settings of surrealist poetry. : The piece is in strophic form ,

: Poulenc noted in his correspondence that working on the light-spirited music for Léocadia helped lift his spirits during the "menace of the occupation". Musical Analysis and Structure Poulenc: Les chemins de l'amour, FP. 106