Burgundy became a major center for musical development during the Renaissance era. Among the dances Burgundy has produced is the elegant, energetic basse danse and the bransles which was associated with the lower-classes in the Middle Ages while the upper-class likely danced pavanes and galliards. Modern Burgundy is home to music festivals like the Ainey International Music Festival. France has long been considered a centre for European art and music. ... // Medieval Period Main article: Medieval music Some of the earliest manuscripts with polyphony are organum from 10th century French cities like Chartres and Tours. ... Of all the European countries, France has one of the longest and best-documented traditions of classical music. ... As Europe experienced a wave of roots revivals, France found its regional cultures reviving traditional music. ... This article is about hip hop music from the country of France, and does not cover the hip hop scenes in other French speaking countries like Senegalese, Belgian and Canadian hip hop. ... American rock and roll and twist began entering the French mainstream in the 1950s, when stars like Johnny Hallyday and Dalida arose, rivaling the popular yé-yé craze. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... // Quick history The Printemps de Bourges is a music festival, started in 1977 by Jean Christophe Dechico (director of the Maison de la Culture at the time), Alain Meilland (actor and singer) and Daniel Colling (music booking agent). ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... La Marseillaise is the national anthem of France. ... Auvergne is a region in France. ... Aquitaine is a French region, consisting of the dèpartements of Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. ... The Basque are an ethnic group living in parts of France and Spain, with the majority in the latter country. ... Brittany is on the northwest coast of France and is a region unique in that country in its Celtic cultural derivation. ... Outside of France, the island of Corsica is perhaps best known musically for its polyphonic choral tradition. ... Gascony is a region of France that has produced several well-known performers and composers of classical, folk and popular music. ... The most well-known musician from the French region of Limousin is probably the piper Eric Montbel, a former member of such legendary bands as Lo Jai, Le Grand Rouge, and Ulysse; he plays the chabreta, or Limousin bagpipe. ... The former French colonies of Martinique and Guadeloupe are small islands in the Caribbean. ... Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the music of Tahiti was dominated by festivals called heiva. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic tribes, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... Renaissance music is classical music written during the Renaissance, approximately 1450 to 1600. ... The basse danse was the favorite court dance in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, especially at the Burgundian court. ... The galliard (Gaillarde, in French) was a form of Renaissance Dance and music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ...

The Burgundian School is a term used to denote a group of composers active in the 15th century in what is now eastern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, centered on the court of the Dukes of Burgundy. The main names associated with this school are Guillaume Dufay, Gilles Binchois, and Antoine Busnois. The Burgundian School is a term used to denote a group of composers active in the 15th century in what is now eastern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, centered on the court of the Dukes of Burgundy. ...