France

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SONGWRITER

Four continents come together for Manu Chao's Clandestino

In Latin America and Europe, this guy is virtually an icon who seems to have taken the role of Bob Marley. Manu Chao is...
FLUTE

Bourrée: French folk dance from the Bach suite inspired prog-rock flute and the work of Sir Paul McCartney

Bourrée is a French folk dance typically danced with quick, skipping steps. The dancers sometimes wear wooden clogs to...
Choir

Josquin des Prez: pioneer in the Franco-Flemish School of music

Josquin des Prez was the leading architect of the point of imitation style, in which a motif introduced in one voice is...
ORCHESTRA

Reverie: cello reimagining of Claude Debussy by Julian Lloyd Webber

Reverie is one of the first works written by Debussy for piano. Even at this early stage of his career, with the style...
Classical Guitar

What kind of music did Louis XIV like?

Robert de Visée’s music remains among some of the best examples of French Baroque guitar music to this day. Visée's...

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