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During this era, the symphony developed, and a new style of music called "program music" (music that tells a story) developed. Other types of music that became important in the nineteenth century were grand opera, small pieces for piano; piano sonatas, often with the exploration of new harmonic or tonal ideas.
French music history dates back to organum in the 10th century, followed by the Notre Dame School, an organum composition style. Troubadour songs of chivalry and courtly love were composed in the Occitan language between the 10th and 13th centuries, and the Trouvère poet-composers flourished in Northern France during this period.
The popularity of French music in the rest of Europe declined slightly, yet the popular chanson and the old motet were further developed during this time. The epicenter of French music moved from Paris to Burgundy, as it followed the Burgundian School of composers. During the Baroque period, music was simplified and restricted due to Calvinist ...
The Ivrea Codex (Ivrea, Biblioteca Capitolare, 115) is a parchment manuscript containing a significant body of 14th century French polyphonic music. The codex contains motets, Mass movements, and a handful of virelais, chaces, and ballades, composed in the middle of the 14th century. [1] The notation is characteristic of the Ars Nova period ...
Picardy is a hymn tune used in Christian churches, based on a French carol; it is in a minor key and its meter is 8.7.8.7.8.7. [1] Its name comes from the province of France from where it is thought to originate. [2] The tune dates back at least to the 17th century, and was originally used for the folk song "Jésus-Christ s'habille en pauvre".
Christian Merlin, who holds an agrégation in German and a doctorate in literature, is a musicologist and a lecturer at the Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III.A music critic at Le Figaro [1] and the magazine Diapason, he contributes to programmes on France Musique such as Le Casque et l'enclume and Classic Club.
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Music of France, music of the French people in France; French music may also refer to the music of French-speaking countries: Music of Quebec, music of the French-Canadians in Canada, most often Québécois or Acadians; Music of Belgium; Music of Switzerland; Music of Monaco; Music of Luxembourg; French styles of music may refer ta: French ...