“I want to make people cry even when they don’t understand my words.” Edith Piaf (1915-1963)
From jazz to rock, from pop to rap, the hugely varied and diverse genre, French Chansons started to take shape at the end of the 19th century, and was immediately a huge hit amongst young and old alike. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover all the greatest French Chanson hits with Stretta today!
At the end of the 19th century, the first French Chansons, cabaret songs emerged, which were already very different from the popular classical French Song and French Opera. Cafes, variety shows became venues to showcase French Chanson, and some of the most famous venues are still known today, Moulin Rouge, Les Folies Bergères, Le Chat Noir and L’Olympia.
In the 1930s, one of the greatest idols of French Chanson came to the fore, Édith Piaf, whose name was soon on everyone’s lips in France and abroad. She was followed by other popular artists such as Yves Montand, Henri Salvador, Annie Cordy and many others.
At the same time, singers like Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens were more inspired by literary, emotionally committed texts.
The 1960s saw the birth of rock music, which came mainly from the United States, and with it came the age of fans, who followed their idols such as Johnny Hallyday, Claude François, Sylvie Vartan, Françoise Hardy and many others. They were nicknamed “yéyés”, which came from the English“ yeah”, from the Beatles “She Loves You”. Thanks to these stars, the record market experienced a legendary boom.
At the end of 1970, it was the ’rock opera’ by Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon Starmania which paved the way for the genre of French musical comedy. It was followed by ’Notre Dame de Paris’, ’The Ten Commandments’, ’Romeo and Juliet’ and many others.
At the end of the century, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Mylène Farmer revolutionized the French music video, while the Canadian Céline Dion achieved international success with the release of the world’s best-selling French-language album “D’eux”, written and produced by JJ Goldman.
In the early 2000s, singers emerged, mostly from musicals, such as Garou and Lara Fabian, but the focus soon shifted back to singers with literary texts like Raphaël, Carla Bruni and Bénabar, who were hugely successful.
The Belgian singer Stromae made a name for himself on the French music scene in 2013 with his album “Racine Carré”, the best-selling album of the decade. His unique style highlights the elaborate texts that are reminiscent of those of his compatriot Jacques Brel.
Today, urban music that emerged in the 90s is the mainstay of French Chanson, with Maître Gims, Soprano and Sexion d’Assaut, among others.
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1354455
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 616325
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 615055
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 658312
for: Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 101184
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 125821
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 1102931
Chant / Piano
N° 1 Premier Recueil De Chansons Enfantines
for: Voice, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 643418
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 852874
Qu'Avons Nous Fait
for: 4-Part Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 992522
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 853484
Single edition
Item no.: 404818
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 166876
für 1-2 Stimmen und Klavier
for: 2 voices, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 120366
Comboausgabe
Mathieu, Mireille
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 404824
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 222836
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1354370
Bonnes chansons d'aujourd'hui
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 818334
Plein Jeu
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 993068
27 chansons d'enfants
for: Voice
Songbook
Item no.: 120465
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 107951
Welterfolge für Zupforchester
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Guitar 1
Item no.: 1549111
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726396
Avec accompagnement de Piano + CD avec orchestrations play-back
for: Voice, piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 270829
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 172671
Livre de l'élève
Book, CD
Item no.: 833981
Livre du professeur
Teachers book
Item no.: 834307
Livre du professeur
Teachers book
Item no.: 833821
avec accords de guitares et de claviers
20 chansons paroles et musiques
for: Voice, guitar [piano]
Songbook
Item no.: 150459
Vol. 1
Collection Coup de Pouce
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 177036
Livre du professeur
Teachers book
Item no.: 833627
Livre du professeur
Teachers book
Item no.: 833961
Livre de l'élève
Book, CD
Item no.: 834378
Livre de l'élève
Book, CD
Item no.: 608852
Livre de l'élève
Book, CD
Item no.: 833701
Melodies & Accompagnement
for: Guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 642831
avec accords de guitares et de claviers
20 chansons paroles et musiques
for: Voice, guitar [piano]
Songbook
Item no.: 148064
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 162067
Nascita di un genere musicale (1848-1945)
Book
Item no.: 1316915
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529690
Chanson von Michel Berger
Bosse Hits a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 665941
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363791
"Tu Te Laisses Aller"
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 104404
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