“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.
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Sound Classics
for: Concert band
Score, conductor's part, orchestral parts
Item no.: 213284
Aux Editions Salabert, Complete Volume Of Melodies and songs published by Salabert
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 350925
Series : Vocal Solo
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 297529
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1182310
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1179508
Applause
for: Brass band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 878265
Klassik
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 161157
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 770374
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1581166
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 860849
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, or Violoncello & Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251618
for: Voice, orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254132
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288794
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: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000316
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1270063
for: Voice, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1259919
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 668791
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1129502
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1130502
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1190213
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 670807
for: Trombone, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671326
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1105184
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592192
for: Voice, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314605
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595772
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594123
for: Cornet [trombone, euphonium], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1316374
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594956
for: Voice, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1261834
Applause
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 883298
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678798
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657973
for: Solo for Flute-Clarinet-Bassoon-Alto Saxophone-Trumpet-Horn-Trombone or Euphonium & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316535
Blasorchester
for: Voice, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587863
for concert band
score and parts
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592930
Les moulins de mon coeur
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594435
Blasorchester
for: Male choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592168
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594195
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592678
Blasorchester
for: Trumpet or Cornet & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 590839
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 868421
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 605863
for: Trumpet, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 592210
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 595764
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587726
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