“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.
6 neue Musette Walzer
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1690045
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1642141
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
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.: 833701
Nascita di un genere musicale (1848-1945)
Book
Item no.: 1316915
Collection Chansons de notre temps / PJ474
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992438
Collection Chansons de notre temps
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992751
Collection Chansons de notre temps / PJ475
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 992755
Collection Chansons de notre Temps (PJ 497)
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992537
Collection Chansons de notre temps/PJ62
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992746
Collection Chansons de notre temps/PJ39
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992348
Bonnes chansons d'aujourd'hui
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 818334
(Beyond the Sea)
for: 4 saxophones (SAABar/ AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 781397
Deuxième Niveau
for: 1–2 accordions
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1021915
Various
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 999765
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 1018332
l'entre deux guerres en chansons
Reliure à spirale
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 1018288
for: Voice, piano
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 683013
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 817449
for: Voice, piano
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 1018285
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 769871
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 695396
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 695397
16 Famous French Pop Songs
Schott Piano Lounge
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 694041
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 685042
(Hat jemand hier vielleicht Mathias gesehen?)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747919
(Mozart in Hollywood)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 736097
(Gern wieder amol)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760645
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732673
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 738653
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760543
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760478
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760530
(Man sucht mich)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760611
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760616
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747860
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760496
(„Polterabend“)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 739829
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747931
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760546
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760628
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 738654
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747918
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