Description of musique francaise music
Musique française is a term used to describe French music, particularly classical music, from the Baroque era to the early 20th century. It encompasses a wide range of styles and genres, including opera, ballet, chamber music, choral music, and orchestral music. Some of the most famous composers associated with musique française include Jean-Philippe Rameau, François Couperin, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel. The term can also be used to refer to French popular music, such as chanson française, which is characterized by its poetic lyrics and melodic simplicity.
Related genres: classicalbaroqueorchestralpianooperabaroque francais
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Robert Casadesus - Relax With Ravel
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The Cleveland Orchestra - The French Album
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Te Deum
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Wiener Philharmoniker - Adam: Giselle
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Jacques Offenbach - Jacques Offenbach, Orpheus In The Underworld
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Claude Debussy - Romantic French Music for Guitar and Orchestra
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier - CHARPENTIER: Noels and Christmas Motets, Vol. 2
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Johannes Ockeghem - Ockeghem, J.: Missa Sine Nomine / Missa Cuiusvis Toni / Missa Fors Seulement (Music of the Modes)
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Jean-Philippe Rameau - Rameau, J.-P.: Keyboard Music (A Basket of Wild Strawberries)
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Francois Couperin - Couperin: Concerts royaux
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Jean-Pierre Rampal - Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Piano Trio
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François Couperin - COUPERIN, F. : Suites for Harpsichord Nos. 6, 8 & 11
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Rousseau: Devin Du Village (Le)
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Francis Poulenc - POULENC: Melodies
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Walter Gieseking - Debussy: Préludes, I & II
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Jacques Rouvier - Debussy, Ravel & Faure: Piano Trios
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Francois-Joseph Gossec - GOSSEC: Grande Messe des Morts / Symphonie a 17 parties
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Camille Saint-Saëns - SAINT-SAENS: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2
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Marie-Claire Alain - Couperin: Kyrie, Gloria, Offertoire Sur Les Grands Jeux, etc. - Balbastre: Noël
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Jacques Offenbach - Offenbach: Gaité Parisienne
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Chantal Mathieu - Marcel Tournier: Works for Harp
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Pierre Bardon - L'orgue français
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Jules Massenet - Massenet: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1- 3 / Herodiade
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Jules Massenet - MASSENET: Orchestral Suites Nos. 4 - 7
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Louis-Nicolas Clerambault - CLERAMBAULT: Orphee / Leandre et Hero / Sonata Anonima
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Danièle Arpajou - The French Collection
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Jules Massenet - Manon
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Jules Massenet - Werther
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Charles Dutoit - Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 & 2; L'Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2
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Sir Neville Marriner/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields - Bizet: Symphony in C / L'Arlesienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2
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Charles Gounod - Charles Gounod: Messe solennelle de Saint-Cécile / St. Cecilia Mass / Cäcilien-Messe
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Marc Soustrot - Camille Saint-Saens, Symphony No. 3 'Organ' In C Minor, Op. 78
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Ennemond Gaultier - Lute and Theorbo Music: Held, Joachim - Gallot, J. / Visee, R. De / Mouton, C. / Couperin, F. / Gaultier, E. (Musique Pour Le Roi)
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Olivier Latry - Charles-Marie Widor: 5e et 6e symphonies pour orgue
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Anne Queffelec - Erik Satie : Piano works
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Paul Tortelier - Fauré : Cello Sonatas Nos 1, 2, Elégie & Debussy : Cello Sonata
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The Choir Of New College Oxford - Poulenc And His French Contemporaries
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Bruno Rigutto / Gabriel Tacchino - Piano A Quatre Mains
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Chantal de Buchy - Récital Erik Satie
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Carolyn Jones - Debussy Piano Music
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Charles-Valentin Alkan - Alkan: 12 Etudes, Op. 35 / Le Festin D'Esope / Scherzo Diabolico
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Marc Minkowski - Lully : Phaëton
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Georges Bizet - Bizet: Symphony in C Major / L'Arlesienne / Jeux D'Enfants
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Carl Davis - Léo Delibes, Sylvia
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Orlando Consort - Orlando Consort - Loyset Compère
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Martin Jones - Debussy: 'Clair De Lune' And Other Piano Favourites
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Quatuor Ysaÿe - Franck: Quartet, Quintet, Sonata
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Camille Saint-Saëns - SAINT-SAENS / RAVEL: Piano Concertos (Cortot) (1931, 1939)
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Barry Tuckwell - French Music for Horn and Piano, Gounod, Dukas, Saint-Sa?ns, Poulen
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Leo Delibes - DELIBES: Sylvia (Complete Ballet) / SAINT-SAENS: Henry VIII
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Alain Lombard - Edouard Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21
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Benjamin Godard - GODARD: Etudes, Op. 149
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Marie-Paule Siruguet - Claude Debussy - Images Oubliees
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London Symphony Orchestra - The Perfect Blend: Coffee & Classical Music: French Roast
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Steven Isserlis - Fauré-Complete Cello Works
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Various Artists - Famous French Overtures
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Lydia Jardon - "La Mer" Debussy - Vuillemin - Ravel
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Various Artists - French Flute Favourites
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Ian Ball - Sounds Symphonic - French Masterworks for Organ
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Adolphe Adam - ADAM: Le Jolie Fille de Gand (Complete Ballet)
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Michel Plasson - Chabrier: Vocal & Orchestral Works
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Jean-Pierre Armengaud - Debussy: Complete Piano Works - Vol. 3
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James Ehnes, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Yoav Talmi - French Showpieces (Concert Francais)
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Paul Hillier & Andrew Lawrence-King - French Troubadour Songs
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Françoise Levéchin-Gangloff - Balbastre: L'Avènement du Récital d'Orgue
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Marin Marais - Pieces de Viole du Cinquieme Livre - Savall
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Daniel Müller-Schott - Debussy/Poulenc/Franck/Ravel:Music for Cello & Piano
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Georges Bizet - Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 & 2; L'Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2
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Charles-Valentin Alkan - Alkan: 12 Etudes Dans Les Tons Mineurs, Op. 39: Concerto
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Choir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom - Eustache du Caurroy: Requiem Mass & Motets
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Fortune's Wheel - Pastourelle
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Bruno Rigutto / Gerard Poulet - Sonates Pour Violon Et Piano
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Adolphe Adam - ADAM: La Filleule des Fees (Complete Ballet)
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Various Artists - French Violin Sonatas
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Musica Antiqua of London - Master of Musicians: Songs and Instrumental Music by Josquin des Pres, His Pupils and Contemporaries
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Berliner Philharmoniker - Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 (Remastered)
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José Serebrier - Festival Francais
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London Baroque - TRIO SONATA IN 17th-CENTURY FRANCE
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Charles-Valentin Alkan - ALKAN: Symphonie / Ouverture / Etudes, Op. 39
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Jean-Philippe Rameau - Une Symphonie Imaginaire (les Musiciens du Louvre feat. conductor Marc Minkowski)
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Francis Poulenc - POULENC: Sonata for Two Pianos / Clarinet Sonatas
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Noriko Ogawa - Debussy: The Solo Piano Works
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Noriko Ogawa - Debussy: Music for Piano
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Francis Poulenc - Piano Works (Pascal Rogé)
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Aurelia Saxophone Quartet - French Saxophones
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Mark Swartzentruber - Debussy
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Antoine Brumel - Brumel: Missa De Beata Virgine / Ave Virgo Gloriosa / Ave, Ancilla Trinitatis
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Jules Massenet - Satie: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 3
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Olivier Messiaen - Complete Organ Works D4
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Sir Charles Mackerras - Hector Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9
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Kathryn Stott - Debussy, Ravel: Piano Music
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Francis Poulenc - POULENC: Le Bal masque / Rapsodie negre / Elegie
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Ronan O'Hora - Claude Debussy, 2 Arabesques
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James Edwards - Le Tresor dOrphee by Antoine Francisque
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William Christie - Rameau : Les Grands Motets
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William Christie - Charpentier : Divertissements, Airs & Concerts
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Charles-Valentin Alkan - ALKAN: Etudes, Opp. 12 and 76
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Roberto Alagna - Roberto Alagna chante Luis Mariano - Edition spéciale
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Orinda - Airs de Cour
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Maurice Ravel - Ravel: Complete Works for Piano 2-hands