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The first distinct French pop music styles that emerged were the French rock and the yé-yé, which originated in France during the 1960s. They were influenced by the American rock & roll of the 1950s. In the early days, this style of French pop music was easily distinguishable from the earlier category of French music called chanson in English ...
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 ...
Japanese pop band Dreams Come True release their album The Swinging Star, whose track Sweet Sweet Sweet originated as the ending theme of the Sega Genesis video game Sonic the Hedgehog 2, for which Masato Nakamura composed the music. 1991 in music, 1991 in British music, 1991 in Norwegian music. Debut albums by: Blur ; Cypress Hill (Cypress Hill)
French popular music is a music of France belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. It stands in contrast to French classical music , which historically was the music of elites or the upper strata of society.
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Pages in category "French music history" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Solo artists are alphabetized by last name (unless they use only their first name, e.g. Alizée, listed under A), Groups by group name excluding "A," "An", "The" (in English), "Le", "La" and "Les" (in French). Featurings are also listed if they appear on the cover of the single.