France

58 articles related to France:

PIANO

Berceuse: Chopin's variations on his mother's favorite lullaby

France
, Poland, Lullaby, Romantic
FLUTE

Flute Sonata: canonical performance of Poulenc's best-known piece

France
, USA, Sonata, 20st Century Classical

PIANO

Le Tombeau de Couperin: Ravel's only wartime piece shaped by Baroque canons

France
, Suite, 20st Century Classical
PIANO

Miroirs: Ravel's piano suite that put his avant-garde friends to work

France
, Suite, 20st Century Classical
Xylophone

Danse Macabre: skeletal images in Saint Saens' iconic xylophone

France
, Dance, Symphonic poem, Romantic
PIANO

Suite bergamasque: did Debussy record his best-known piano piece?

France
, Suite, Romantic 1 comment

PIANO

Pavane for a Dead Princess: who inspired Ravel's early piano piece?

France
, Pavane, Romantic
ORCHESTRA

Les Indes Galantes: Rameau's controversial opera as the essence of Rococo style

France
, Opera, Overture, Baroque
ORCHESTRA

La Marcho di Rei: L'Arlesienne opening theme harks back to Provencal Christmas carol

France
, Suite, Baroque, Romantic
ORCHESTRA

Lully's Passacaglia of Armide revised by Bear McCreary in Outlander score

France
, USA, Opera, Passacaglia, Soundtrack, Baroque, 2010s
ORCHESTRA

Gabriel Faure's Pavane as the key to modern revival of early genre

France
, Dance, Pavane, Romantic
ORCHESTRA

Capriol Suite: early dances arranged for modern orchestra by Peter Warlock

England,
France
, Dance, Suite, 20st Century Classical
Music Theory

5 songs featuring Dorian mode

Canada, England,
France
, USA, Ballade, Folk, Popular Song, Rock, Work Song, World Music, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Violin

Edouard Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole brought to life by the best violinists of the 20th century

France
, Violin Сoncerto, Romantic
Classical Guitar

Tango En Skai: light party atmosphere of Roland Dyens’ challenging guitar work

France
, Tunisia, Tango, 20st Century Classical 6 comments
Music Theory

Picardy third: cadence for a happy ending in classical music and popular songs

England,
France
, Nocturne, Popular Song, Romantic, 1960s
Kayamba

Traditional maloya music meets French chanson in swaying songs of Maya Kamaty

France
, Réunion, Folk, World Music, 2010s
Classical Guitar

Matteo Carcassi's guitar etudes of early Romanticism are still relevant for teaching classical guitar

France
, Italy, Capriccio, Etude, Romantic 6 comments
Nature Sounds

Crickets choir: musical examples imitating rhythmic patterns of chorusing insects

France
, Germany, Italy, Concerto, Frottola, Soundscapes, Renaissance, Baroque 1 comment
PIANO

Scandalous piano experiments by George Antheil shocked early avant-garde scene

France
, USA, Waltz, 20st Century Classical
PIANO

Germaine Tailleferre as a member of Les Six composers group guided by Jean Cocteau

France
, 20st Century Classical
Music Theory

Lydian mode: famous examples throughout the music history

Austria, England,
France
, Scotland, Anthem, Etude, Hymn, Motet, String Quartet, Medieval, Renaissance, Classical, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
Violin

Ernest Chausson as the first promoter of nascent impressionism

France
, Symphonic poem, Romantic
ORCHESTRA

The symbiosis of music and architecture in mathematical glissandi by Iannis Xenakis

France
, Greece, 20st Century Classical 3 comments
Organ

Organ symphonies by Louis Vierne, an eminent maestro of Notre Dame de Paris

France
, Organ Symphony, Romantic, 20st Century Classical 2 comments
ORCHESTRA

The Skaters' Waltz: subtle harmonies of romantic dance music by Emile Waldteufel

France
, Dance, Waltz, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
Classical Guitar

Dionisio Aguado's guitar method and tripodison guitar stand have been in use for 200 years

France
, Spain, Dance, Polonaise, Classical, Romantic 4 comments
Percussion

First ever composition for solo percussion by Edgard Varèse ionized Zappa to choose a career in music

France
, USA, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
Classical Guitar

Ferdinando Carulli: the décacorde guitar inventor who stirred Paris with his exceptional music and tutorials

France
, Italy, Serenade, Classical, Romantic 2 comments
ORCHESTRA

The Flower Duet of Lakmé: the love drama of an Indian girl and a British soldier made airborne

France
, India, Opera, Romantic

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