Nicolas Lancret

Nicolas Lancret enters MusicTales through the visual world of fêtes galantes, theatre, dance, and elegant social performance. The painter from France pictured a society where music, gesture, costume, and leisure often belonged to the same scene. His tag connects visual art with the soundscape of French courtly and theatrical culture after the Baroque high style.

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  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...