| French music has greatly contributed and played | | | | performers are extremely popular in the country. |
| an important role in the development of the | | | | Traditional or folk music basically survived in |
| European music and cinema. As French people are | | | | remote areas or nationalistic regions like Island of |
| very fond of music and food, music is all the | | | | Corsica and Bretons. And, folk dances were seen |
| more popular in the country. Though a lot of | | | | more in the West of France in places like |
| music is influenced and brought in by British and | | | | Courante. |
| American bands, French too have their own | | | | There are deep differences between the regions |
| original music and genre. | | | | of central France, with the Auvergne and Limousin |
| The French have also bestowed a lot to the | | | | retaining the most vibrant folk traditions of the |
| world of modern western music, jazz, rock and | | | | area. The Bagpipe is found in wide forms in |
| pop. In fact, modern western pop music has | | | | France compared to any other country. An |
| influenced music in France in a significant way, and | | | | unrelated unique ethnic group, called the Basques, |
| this has resulted in the country seeing the rise of | | | | has a form of folk music which is called Trikitixa. |
| popular French rock, hip-hop, and pop performers. | | | | Spiritual or secular and even modern groups of 3 |
| After the introduction of operas in Italy, they | | | | males are called music of Corsica and this music is |
| were blended with French ballets and French | | | | considered to be extremely harmonious. City of |
| operas also came up. The masters of French | | | | Lorient hosts France's most popular music festival. |
| opera during the Baroque period were | | | | The most popular form of Breton folk is the |
| Jean-Baptiste Lully and his successor Jean-Philippe | | | | bagad pipe band, which features native |
| Rameau. | | | | instruments like biniou and bombarde alongside |
| Spectral music, a form of computer assisted | | | | drums and, in more modern groups, biniou braz |
| composition, developed by the French has | | | | pipes. |
| become quite popular in Europe and the United | | | | During the Renaissance, Burgundy became a |
| States. French music is a blend of a variety of | | | | major center for musical development. There was |
| different music styles. Many great legendary | | | | even a romantic era which gave birth to many |
| composers have originated from French, and | | | | music pioneers. At the end of World War II, |
| French music has greatly dominated European | | | | French musicians experimented a lot with music |
| music and art. Immigrants from Africa, Latin | | | | and this creativity led to development of many |
| America and Asia have significantly influenced | | | | different genres of music in France. |
| French music. French hip hop, rock and pop | | | | |