France

43 articles related to France:

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 of the Lydian major scale 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
Music Theory

Classic examples of the Phrygian mode through the music eras

Austria, Canada, Denmark, England,
France
, Germany, Italy, Dance, Fantasia, Film Score, Motet, Overture, Prelude, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20st Century Classical, 21st Century Classical 4 comments
PIANO

Spanish motifs contributed by Emmanuel Chabrier to the rise of Impressionism in France

France
, Rhapsody, Romantic
Classical Guitar

Serenata Española by Joaquim Malats: the piano piece that conquered guitar world

France
, Spain, Serenade, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
Manuscript

Rich music collection of the Trecento times recovered from Florentine palimpsest

France
, Italy, Caccia, Madrigal, Mass, Motet, Medieval
ORCHESTRA

The many attempts of Romantic composers to adapt Shakuntala love story from Mahabharata epic

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark,
France
, Germany, Hungary, India, Poland, Overture, Romantic
Classical Guitar

Giulio Regondi, the guitar prodigy behind early Romantic repertoire, was conned by false parent

England,
France
, Switzerland, Suite, Romantic 9 comments
PIANO

Gymnopédies: the ambient genre predicted by piano gems of late Romanticism

England,
France
, Ambient, 20st Century Classical, Romantic
FLUTE

The early collaboration of flute and viol in the court of Versailles

France
, Dance, Prelude, Sonata, Suite, Baroque 2 comments
Classical Guitar

Guitar virtuoso Napoléon Coste suffered from acute piano phobia

France
, Etude, Fantasia, Romantic 2 comments
ORCHESTRA

The perfect union of Italian and French styles by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

France
, Prelude, Sonata, Baroque
PIANO

The American boom of Cécile Chaminade's Romantic piano

France
, Variations, Romantic
Cor Anglais

The alloy of melody and spoken word in the music of Reynaldo Hahn

France
, Venezuela, Popular Song, Romantic
ORCHESTRA

The four elements of nature expressed in musical form by Jean-Féry Rebel

France
, Baroque
PIANO

Gondolier songs as the inspiration behind the romantic genre of Barcarolle

France
, Italy, Russia, Art Rock, Barcarolle, 2000s, Romantic
SONGWRITER

La Mer poem became an international hit after years of searching for a melody

France
, USA, Jazz, Popular Song, Soundtrack, 1940s, 1950s, 1990s

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