Stamp Day – The Star – Edgar Degas

France – Edgar Degas, from the upper bourgeoisie, obtained his baccalauréat at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. After a short visit to the Faculty of Law, he opted for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris before spending three years in Italy from 1856Read More

Stamp Day – The Waltz

France – The waltz is a fast dance with a tempo between 110 and 180 beats per minute. Musical phrases contain 8 measures. Originally written in the nineteenth century by the composers of the Strauss dynasty (Johann father and sons, JosefRead More