“Calligrammes is a set of seven melodies by Francis Poulenc based on poems by Guillaume Appolinaire. The overall piece lasts 10 and a half minutes and the book includes the score for Voice and Piano. Each work is dedicated to a different person and has its own story: I. LEspionne / The Spy 132 II. Mutation / Mutation 040 III. Vers le Sud / Toward the South 140 IV. Il pleut / Its raining 1 V. La grâce exilée / Grace in exil 028 VI. Aussi bien que les cigales / As well as crickets 140 VII. Voyage / Travel 220 Each piece can be work on its own or the whole book can be played at once. Francis Poulenc is French composer and pianist. He also produced Piano and Chamber pieces, Operas ('Dialogues des Carmélites'), ballets ('The does') as well as some Orchestral works.”