Four of them were inscribed as World Heritage in 1993. The churches have survived several earthquakes and wars, and are known as "Earthquake Baroque" due to their strong quake-resistant structures.

Listen to contemporary Louisiana composers alongside iconic works by Vivaldi and Bach, in a 200-year-old Louisiana opera ...

A number of forms were developed in the Renaissance and Baroque periods ... Religious music was written to be sung by choirs in churches. It often took the form of masses or motets.