FRANÇAIX, Jean
b Le Mans, 23 May 1912
d 25 September 1997 Paris aged eighty-five
He studied first with his father, who was director of the Le Mans Conservatory; then he went to Paris, where he was a pupil of Boulanger at the Conservatory He took first prize there for piano in 1930, and has made many tours as a piano virtuoso.
1931 (19)
Eight Bagatelles, for piano
1932 (20)
Concertino for piano and orchestra
Scherzo for piano
1933 (21)
Scuola di Ballo, ballet
Divertissement, for string trio, wind, harp and double-bass
A trois, for string trio
A quatre, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1934 (22)
Suite for violin and orchestra
Serenade 1, for orchestra
String Quartet
A cinq, for flute, string trio and harp
A deux, sonatina for violin and piano
1935 (23)
Les Malheures de Sophie, ballet
Le Roi nu, ballet
Quadruple Concerto for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
Saxophone Quartet
1936 (24)
Le jeu sentimental, ballet
La Lutherie enchantée, ballet
Au Musée Grévin, for orchestra
Piano Concerto
Cinq portraits de jeunes filles, for piano
1937 (25)
Le diable boiteux, chamber opera
Musique de Cour, for flute, violin and orchestra
1938 (26)
Le jugement d'un fou, ballet
Verrieres de Venise, ballet
1940 (28)
L'apostrophe, opera
1944 (32)
Mouvement perpetuel, for cello and piano
1945 (33)
La main de gloire, opera
1946 (34)
Rhapsodie, for viola and wind
Les bosquets de Cythere, for orchestra
La douce France, for orchestra
1947 (35)
L'heure du Berger, for orchestra
Eloge de la danse, for piano
Divertissement, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1948 (36)
Les demoiselles de la nuit, ballet
Symphonie d'archets
Quintet for wind instruments
1950 (38)
Les camelias, ballet
Les zigues de Mars, ballet
Two Pieces for guitar
Variations de Concert, for cello and strings
1952 (40)
Le Roi Midas, ballet
Sonatina for trumpet and piano
Serenade BEA, for strings
1953 (41)
Canon at the octave, for horn and piano
Divertimento, for flute and keyboard
L'insectarium, for harpsichord
Symphony
1954 (42)
Paris a nous deux, opera
Violin Concerto
1955 (43)
Fantaisie, for cello and orchestra
1956 (44)
Hymne Solonelle, for orchestra
1957 (45)
Eight Exotic Dances for two pianos
Marche Solonelle, for organ
Six Grandes Marches, for orchestra
1958 (46)
La dame dans la June, ballet
Divertimento for horn and orchestra
1959 (47)
Danse des trois Arlequins, for piano
L'horloge de Flore, for oboe and orchestra
Concerto for harpsichord, flute and strings
1960 (48)
Piano Sonata
Le Dialogue des Carmelites, suite for orchestra
1962 (50)
Suite for flute
1963 (51)
Six Preludes for strings
1965 (53)
Bis, for piano
La Princesse de Cleves, opera
Double Piano Concerto
1967 (55)
Flute Concerto
1968 (56)
Clarinet Concerto
Divertissement, for bassoon and strings
1970 (58)
Violin Concerto
Jeu poétique, for harp and orchestra
1971 (59)
Theme and Variations for orchestra
Quartet for cor anglais and string trio
1972 (60)
Trio for flute, cello and harp
A nuit, for clarinet, bassoon, horn and string quartet
1973 (61)
La ville mystérieuse, for orchestra
Cassazione, for three orchestras
Neuf pieces caracteristiques, for ensemble
1974 (62)
Double-bass Concerto
1975 (63)
Quasi Improvisando, for eleven wind instruments
1976 (64)
Concerto Grosso for wind quintet, string quintet and orchestra
1977 (65)
Quintet for clarinet and string quartet
Francaix has also written many choral works, songs and film scores.