Music of Aquitaine information

Scene Nationale de Bayonne et du Sud Aquitaine, which offers performances and classes. The folk music of Aquitaine is based on instruments like the hurdy-gurdy...

of Southwestern France and a former administrative region. Since 1 January 2016 it has been part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine....

Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis...

The Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine (ONBA) is a French symphony orchestra based in Bordeaux. Its principal concert venue is the Palais des sports...

form of folk music is that played on the cabrette (little goat in Auvergnat), a bagpipe made of goatskin. This is used to play swift, 3/8 dance music, slow...

Medieval music encompasses the sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. It is...

and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Bayonne is located at the confluence of the Nive...

times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and was therefore not expected to become king...

In France, music reflects a diverse array of styles. In the field of classical music, France has produced several prominent romantic composers, while...

Arabic music (Arabic: الموسيقى العربية, romanized: al-mūsīqā al-ʿarabīyyah) is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres...

music (Arabic: طرب أندلسي, romanized: ṭarab ʾandalusī; Spanish: música andalusí), also called Andalusi music or Arab-Andalusian music, is a genre of music...

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southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are...

French electronic music is a panorama of French music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. Notable...

best known musician from the Occitan region of Limousin is probably the piper Eric Montbel, a former member of such bands as Lo Jai, Le Grand Rouge, and...

the 10th century of goliards. The tradition seems to have originated in Aquitaine, and troubadours became most prominent in Europe in the late 11th and...

of France that has produced several well-known performers and composers of classical, folk and popular music. Gascony is home to several major music festivals...

(Scottish) have known some kind of revival over the last twenty years, groups like Diana di L'alba and Dopu Cena recorded the music and the associations Tutti...

1451, the Duchy of Aquitaine, held by England since Henry II's time, was also lost. In October 1452, an English advance in Aquitaine retook Bordeaux and...

rest of December until a few days after New Year's Day. Banbury Cross, England in Christmas Livery. Aquitaine, France at Dusk. Nighttime View of New France...

This is a list of list of Royal Doulton figurines in ascending order by HN number. HN is named after Harry Nixon (1886–1955), head of the Royal Doulton...

commune of Agen (French: [aʒɛ̃], locally [aˈʒɛŋ]; Occitan: [aˈdʒen]) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern...

bagpipe Bodega — a Occitan bagpipe Boha — a bagpipe from Landes of Gascony in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bousine — a small, droneless bagpipe from Normandy Cabrette...

others have attempted to find direct evidence of this influence. In examining the works of William IX of Aquitaine, Évariste Lévi-Provençal and other scholars...