Music and Time Annotation << Back Song-cycle «Cocardes» by F. Poulenc and J. Cocteau N. Golovnina The article is devoted to little-known in Russia vocal cycle by F. Poulenc and G. Cocteau «Cocardes». The objective of this work is to reveal the features of the contents, the structural organization of the cycle and parts making it, interactions of the poetic text and music. The equal attention is paid to consideration of the poetic and musical parties of the cycle. According to this, considerable attention is paid to study of the poems which formed the basis of this vocal composition. During the analysis of the work some characteristic features of Cocteau’s and Poulenc’s styles are revealed. The author concludes that the musical component predominates in the cycle. It is especially important taking into consideration certain esthetic and constructive ideas pronounced in Cocteau’s texts. Keywords: song cycle, analytical study, style features, Poulenc, Cocteau. Contacts: E-mail: rouk07@mail.ru Pp. 58-64.