néo-classique français

French neo-classicism: a 1920s aesthetic reaction against late Romanticism, drawing on 18th-century clarity, Satie-influenced simplicity, and a characteristically French wit and economy of means.

Study Couperin and Rameau alongside Tailleferre. The elegant ornaments, clean textures, and dance rhythms of French Baroque keyboard music are close ancestors of her late neo-classical piano writing.