“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.
No. 6 des Huit Chansons Francaises
for: TBarB a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 272538
"Tu Te Laisses Aller"
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 104404
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 107238
Chant / Piano
N° 1 Premier Recueil De Chansons Enfantines
for: Voice, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 643418
Qu'Avons Nous Fait
for: 4-Part Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 992522
Bonnes chansons d'aujourd'hui
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 818334
for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310766
for: Oboe, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310769
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310762
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310761
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310767
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310765
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310763
für Gesang und Klavier
Partitur und Stimme
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310760
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310764
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310758
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310768
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310759
Chanson von Michel Berger
Bosse Hits a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 665941
Chanson von Michel Berger
Bosse Hits a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1668026
Single edition
Item no.: 398335
for: KLAV (AKK)
Single edition
Item no.: 174084
Chant et Piano
für Singstimme und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 631160
Einzelausgabe
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 176588
Die Elektronische Orgel 41
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 553707
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 658310
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 658312
Collection Chansons de notre temps/PJ39
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992348
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 1102931
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 222837
Single edition
Item no.: 404804
Single edition
Item no.: 404802
aus dem gleichnamigen Film
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 646896
Single edition
Item no.: 404846
Part
Part
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 350769
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 404845
Single edition
Item no.: 604204
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 222364
Single edition
Item no.: 404818
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324135
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1324180
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324140
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324130
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324174
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324168
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324177
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1053621
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