When the Summer Solstice arrives on Saturday, millions of people across France will attend the impromptu street concerts of “Fête de La Musique” hosted by restaurants, bars, museums and even libraries ...

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MANILA, Philippines – Since 1994, Filipinos have been treated to an annual grand display of music through Fête de la Musique. Also known as World Music Day, the free music event originated in France ...

In 1982, the very first Fête de la Musique was held in Paris. Planned by the French Ministry of Culture, musical performances were maximized on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, in a ...

The term ‘concrète’ music was coined in the 1940s by Paris-based engineer, composer and sonic experimentalist Pierre Schaeffer. Defined as music created using recorded sound as source material (ie ...

The French will be partying through the heatwave today for the 2025 edition of the 'Fête de la Musique.' This local celebration of music takes place every year on June 21st since 1982, and is ...

Musique concrète originally dates from the late 1940s. Pierre Schaeffer and colleagues working for France’s public radio station, Radiodiffusion Française (RDF) experimented with sound effects and ...