“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.
Livre d’Or (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 456554
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 491483
Vocal Selections
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 399553
Livre d’Or (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 170120
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 189917
für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 414513
songbook piano/vocal/guitar
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 658731
Klassik
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 181395
The Best Of (Carisch)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 368679
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 162067
Swing- und Foxtrot-Medley für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 658577
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 334649
CD
Item no.: 468291
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 208693
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 334650
for: Singstimme (Bar/B)
2 CDs (without sheet music)
Item no.: 609310
Livre d’Or (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 362893
Klassik
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 268094
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 1018332
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 471939
Klassik
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 268076
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 608075
Pop und Rock
for: Voice, piano
Buch
Item no.: 608072
Sammlung mit 26 Hits von Jaques Brel, mit den Titeln Les Vieux, Marieke, Au Printemps, Le Prochain Amour u.a.
Plus Grands Succès
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 169848
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 616309
Pop und Rock
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 223305
Plus Grands Succès, Les (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 142947
Le Pupitre - Heugel
for: Organ
Score
Item no.: 240136
Livre d’Or (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 606340
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 608546
for: Mixed choir (SATB), rhythm group (piano/keyboard, guitar, bass, drums)
Score
Item no.: 622915
32 morceaux (2 albums) tablatures guitare et paroles - Et en bonus 5 m
for: Voice, guitar [piano]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1651277
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 620676
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 296101
Songbook
Item no.: 330680
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 376921
Paroles et musique avec accompagnement piano
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 465029
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 274281
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 376800
Songbook
Item no.: 1672595
Songbook
Item no.: 603613
Paroles et Musique avec Accompagnement piano
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 608319
Paroles et musique avec accompagnement piano
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 302828
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
Songbook
Item no.: 274280
for: Guitar
Book
Item no.: 146208
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