“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.
Pop und Rock
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 618779
Klassik
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 161157
(Du Film Les Demoiselles de Rochefort)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 587253
for: Oboe, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254144
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254133
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, or Violoncello & Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251618
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595772
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
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324130
for: Voice
Buch + CD
Item no.: 580389
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363791
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 151179
Collection Chansons de notre temps
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992751
(Du film Peau d'âne)
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 555572
Easy Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 482303
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 759460
for: Männerchor (TTBarBarBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 732277
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1182310
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1182309
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 344198
Tabus und ihre Folgen "Und was zu sagen wär', wird nicht gesagt"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724865
pour accordeon
for: Accordion
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 167257
Tod und Vergänglichkeit "Ich weiß nicht, ob ich tot bin"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 731677
Tod und Vergänglichkeit "Ich weiß nicht, ob ich tot bin"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724861
für 5 Saxophone (SAATBar)
for: 5 saxophones (SAATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 613814
Toller Titel von Max Raabe und dem Palast Orchester
für Frauenchor und Klavier
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 680820
Tod und Vergänglichkeit "Ich weiß nicht, ob ich tot bin"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724860
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 197895
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 358587
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 608211
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 466762
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 480172
Ihr Leben in Texten und Bildern
Die zum 100. Geburtstag neu gestaltete Ausgabe...
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1667108
Vocal Jazz Series
Item no.: 1668465
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722953
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324047
(Liebe, Erotik & Sex)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 757355
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678798
(Fassung B)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 738275
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 614351
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732287
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732288
Bedenkliches, Bedeutendes und Bedauerliches "Die Erde dreht sich wie am Spieß"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 737472
(Seemann aus Cuxhaven)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722950
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 739606
(Fassung in "Lola Blau", stark gekürzt)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759479
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