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Music of France | Wikipedia audio article

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Music of France


00:00:35 1 Classical music
00:00:45 1.1 Medieval
00:01:28 1.2 Renaissance
00:01:53 1.3 Baroque
00:02:27 1.4 Opera
00:03:39 1.5 Classical era
00:04:37 1.6 Romantic era
00:05:21 1.7 20th century
00:06:36 2 Folk music
00:07:09 2.1 Paris
00:07:41 2.2 West France
00:09:13 2.2.1 Brittany
00:11:32 2.3 Central France
00:12:16 2.3.1 Bagpipe and Hurdy-gurdy
00:14:07 2.4 South France
00:14:15 2.4.1 Basque Country
00:15:45 2.4.2 Corsica
00:16:29 3 Popular music
00:17:20 3.1 Musette
00:18:00 3.2 Cancan
00:18:51 3.3 Cabaret
00:19:46 3.4 Chanson
00:21:08 3.5 Yéyé
00:21:52 4 Contemporary music
00:22:01 4.1 Nouvelle Chanson
00:22:10 4.2 Jazz
00:22:18 4.3 Pop
00:23:13 4.4 Rock
00:24:00 4.4.1 Progressive Rock
00:24:31 4.4.2 Eighties Rock (1980)
00:25:29 4.5 Metal
00:26:20 4.6 Electronic
00:26:56 4.7 Dance
00:29:02 4.8 Disco
00:29:48 4.9 Hip-Hop
00:31:37 5 Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe
00:31:47 5.1 Zouk
00:32:32 5.2 Bouyon
00:33:28 5.3 French Antilles hip hop
00:33:54 6 Overseas music
00:34:32 7 International music
00:34:48 7.1 Europe
00:35:16 7.2 America
00:36:13 7.3 Asia
00:37:10 7.4 Africa
00:37:56 8 Music journals



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The music of France reflects a diverse array of styles. In the field of classical music, France has produced a number of prominent romantic composers, while folk and popular music have seen the rise of the chanson and cabaret style. The earliest known sound recording device in the world, the phonautograph, was patented in France by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville in 1857. France is also the 5th largest market by value in the world, and its music industry has produced many internationally renowned artists, especially in the nouvelle chanson and electronic music.