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Mille Regretz by Collegium Vocale "Mille regretz" is a French chanson from the 16th century which in its 4-part setting is usually credited to Josquin des Prez.Josquin's version is in the Phrygian mode.
Charles-Louis Havas (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl lwi avas]; 5 July 1783 – 21 May 1858) was a French writer, translator, and founder of the first news agency Agence Havas (whose descendants are the Agence France-Presse (AFP) and the advertising firm Havas).
Although diplomacy, military, and French government matters are handled by Paris, La Réunion is a member of La Francophonie, the Indian Ocean Commission, the International Trade Union Confederation, the Universal Postal Union, the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa, and the World Federation of Trade Unions in its own right.
The Poor People of Paris" is a US pop song that became a number-one instrumental hit in 1956. It is based on the French language song "La goualante du pauvre Jean" ("The Ballad of Poor John"), with music by Marguerite Monnot and words by René Rouzaud. [1] Edith Piaf had one of her biggest hits with the original French version.
The song is best known to anglophile audiences as "I Wish You Love", with new lyrics by American composer and lyricist, Albert Askew Beach (1924-1997). "I Wish You Love" was introduced in 1957 by Keely Smith as the title cut of her solo debut album, I Wish You Love, and was one of Smith's signature songs.
The first danzas that Quintón composed were Confía (Trust), Mi estrella (My Star) and Amor imposible (Impossible Love).He received many awards and the recognition of his fellow musicians for the compositions Cuarteto para instrumentos de cuerdas (Quartet for string instruments), Variaciones sobre un tema de Hummel (Variations on a theme of Hummel) and many others.
"Le Retour des Princes français à Paris" ("The Return of the French Princes to Paris") was the de facto national anthem of France during the Bourbon Restoration. It used the melody of the then popular marching tune Vive Henri IV .
The latter (also known as La reine joyeuse) featured Cuvillier's biggest hit, "Ah! la troublante volupté". [1] Before the First World War he made a career in Germany as well as France. [ 2 ] The second of his two works written for German theatres, Flora Bella , was playing in Munich and had its run immediately brought to a stop when war was ...