“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.
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726397
Plus Grands Succès, Les (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 559038
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 616309
Pop und Rock
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 223305
Livre d’Or (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 170120
Plus Grands Succès, Les (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 142947
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 368396
Les 30 plus belles chansons sur Paris
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 183896
10 chansons
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 209083
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676923
Akkordeon-Ausgabe
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 104367
for: Voice, orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310757
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, or Violoncello & Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308269
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254140
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254134
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1261833
for: Male choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1261832
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1270063
Blasorchester
for: Male choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587862
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587861
Ihr Leben in Texten und Bildern
Die zum 100. Geburtstag neu gestaltete Ausgabe...
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 195436
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 189917
"Tu Te Laisses Aller"
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 104404
Blasorchester
for: Male choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592168
Great Singers Collection
for: Voice, guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 608541
for: Voice (medium), piano
TSCHECH
Item no.: 114416
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 606832
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 156470
for: Voice
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1052929
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035456
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 657709
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 642766
Swing
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 462868
for: Voice, guitar
Item no.: 302524
Valses Polkas Javas
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 467713
Vocal Selections
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 399553
Songbook
Item no.: 402240
Zehn Titel des französischen Entertainers, mit Il faut savoir, Je m'voyais déja, Sur ma vie, u.a.
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 271998
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747918
(Heimat und Heimatlosigkeit)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 757368
(für beide Geschlechter)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759478
Tod und Vergänglichkeit "Ich weiß nicht, ob ich tot bin"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724864
Tabus und ihre Folgen "Und was zu sagen wär', wird nicht gesagt"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724867
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747717
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 756195
Pop und Rock
for: Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 1354406
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678652
30 mélodies progressives selon la méthode Kodaly
for: 2 voices
Ensemble score
Item no.: 749853
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