• Nouvelle Chanson (French pronunciation: [nuvɛl ʃɑ̃sɔ̃], meaning "New Song"), derived from the French expression nouvelle scène française, sometimes anglicized...
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    The chanson de geste (Old French for 'song of heroic deeds', from Latin: gesta 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic...
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    The Song of Roland (French: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century chanson de geste based on the deeds of the Frankish military leader Roland at the...
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    The sword is famous for its hardness and sharpness. Sources including La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland) state that it first belonged to the young...
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  • an acoustic guitar or piano. Some of them were inspired by the French chanson or folk rock. One of the first critically acclaimed singer-songwriters...
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    The Songs of Bilitis (/bɪˈliːtɪs/; French: Les Chansons de Bilitis) is a collection of erotic, essentially lesbian, poetry by Pierre Louÿs published in...
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    Mélodrame (Musique-de-scène). 35. Chanson du Diamant: "Tourne, tourne, miroir" (Dappertutto). 36. Mélodrame (Musique-de-scène). 37. Scène de Jeu: "Giulietta...
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    contribution of France to music in the Renaissance period was the chanson. The chanson was a variety of secular song, of highly varied character, and which...
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  • "Mourir sur scène" (transl. "To Die on Stage") is a 1983 song by Dalida, written by Michel Jouveaux and Jeff Barnel, and is often recognized as her most...
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  • The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la chanson), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised...
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