Appendix B: Glossary of Terms

Acousmatic: Music heard without seeing the sound source, fundamental to electroacoustic music

Bal-musette: Dance style originating from Auvergnat immigrants in Paris, featuring accordion

Banlieue: Suburban areas, often associated with hip-hop and urban music culture

Chanson: French song tradition emphasizing lyrics and interpretation

Chanson réaliste: Realistic song style focusing on working-class life

Conservatoire: Music school in the French education system

Fest-noz: Breton night festival featuring traditional music and dance

French Touch: 1990s house music movement including Daft Punk, Air, and others

Grand motet: Large-scale sacred work for chorus and orchestra

Gwerz: Breton ballad tradition

Intermittent du spectacle: Special unemployment insurance for performing artists

IRCAM: Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique

Kan ha diskan: Breton call-and-response singing technique

Musette: 1) Traditional French bagpipe 2) Accordion-based dance music

Musique concrète: Music created from recorded sounds rather than traditional instruments

Opéra-ballet: French Baroque genre combining opera and dance

Raï: Algerian popular music genre that flourished in France

SACEM: French performing rights organization

Spectral music: Composition based on acoustic analysis of sound

Tragédie lyrique: French Baroque opera genre created by Lully

Yé-yé: 1960s French pop movement adapting rock'n'roll

Zeuhl: Progressive rock genre created by Magma