Ars Antiqua. École de Notre Dame, Perotin 1200
Lully 1632 1687
Sainte Colombe 1640 2700
Marin Marais 1656 1728
Couperin 1668 1733
Rameau 1683 1764
Charpentier 1643 1704
Ofenbach, Delibes, Bizet
Fauré, Debussy, Satie, Cesar Franck
Ravel, Poulenc, Messiaen, Honegger, Holst, Saint Saens
One of the major French composers of the time, and one of the most innovative composers of the early Romantic era, was Hector Berlioz.
In the late 19th century, pioneers such as Georges Bizet, Jules Massenet, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy revitalized French music. The last two had an enormous impact on 20th-century music – both in France and abroad – and influenced many major composers such as Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky. Erik Satie was also a very significant composer from that era. His music is difficult to classify.
Chevalier, Charles Trenet, Piaf, Brassens, Brel, Gilbert Becaud
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