“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.
12 chansons du groupe Hangar
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 609606
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 169603
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 334046
from „The Magic Flute“
for: Männerchor (Bar Solo, TTBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 722923
Collection Chansons de notre temps/PJ62
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992746
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 608554
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 1021721
Verlagskopie
for: Salon orchestra [band]
Item no.: 405798
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183289
for: Guitar
Songbook (with lyrics and chords – without notes)
Item no.: 217289
No. 6 des Huit Chansons Francaises
for: TBarB a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 272538
for: Voice (medium), piano
Item no.: 174689
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 685042
(Das Wort "Verlassen")
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 756196
25 chansons avec paroles originales et chiffrage
for: Guitar
Songbook (with lyrics and chords – without notes)
Item no.: 320592
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 158290
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1317548
for: Accordion Duet
Book
Item no.: 552412
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 169844
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 488045
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 159481
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726395
Tabus und ihre Folgen "Und was zu sagen wär', wird nicht gesagt"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724866
(Heimat und Heimatlosigkeit)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 757362
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 758658
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1000894
(Diskriminierung, Intoleranz & Antisemitismus)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 757354
für Blaskapelle und Schlagzeug
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 666060
Part
Part
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 350769
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 107248
Tod und Vergänglichkeit "Ich weiß nicht, ob ich tot bin"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 738144
Collection Grands Interprètes
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 405030
Songbook
Item no.: 603613
Paroles et Musique avec Accompagnement piano
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 608319
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 165095
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 334650
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594455
for: Cornet [trombone, euphonium], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1316374
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 288337
Piano, Chant, Guitare
Songbook
Item no.: 466992
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 868421
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 595764
for: Voice, guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 1558695
10 chansons
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 276862
for: Voice
Buch + CD
Item no.: 565687
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 669876
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324168
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