Classical. Although not as productive as Germany or Italy, France had a handful of important classical composers : Lully, Charpentier, Couperin, Rameau for the baroque, and in the 19th century, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Saint-Saëns (the “funeral march”), Maurice Ravel(the “bolero”) and Erik Satie. read more
Major performers were Juliette Greco, Charles Aznavour, Yves Montand, Gilbert Bécaud. Bards like Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel have personalities all of their own, but so much is in the lyrics that you can only get the atmosphere if you don’t have an in depth knowledge of French. read more
French Music Vocabulary. If you’re a music lover you’ll love this lesson as you’ll learn several vocabulary words pertaining to music. We’ll cover different kinds of music such as rock, classic and jazz as well as words such as concert and musician. NOTE: This is an audio lesson. Click on any of the French words, listen and repeat. read more