“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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Score
Item no.: 446285
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 665712
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324177
for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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Music score
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Score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
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for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 1354406
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 630877
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 770374
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 581799
for: Guitar
Book, CD
Item no.: 576033
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 414513
Music score
Item no.: 155907
Music score
Item no.: 417508
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 240179
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (with lyrics and chords – without notes)
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for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 107238
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
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for: Voice (medium), piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 225364
Verlagskopie
for: Salon orchestra [band]
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Potpourri mit Gilbert Bécaud und Edith Piaf
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
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Single edition
Item no.: 604204
(La Mer)
Vocal or Instrumental Solo with Concert Band
for: Voice [melody instrument], concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 613752
9 pièces spécialement adaptées pour guitare
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 280524
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1581166
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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et mes chansons préférées de moi
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 617685
für Gesang und Klavier
Partitur und Stimme
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310760
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594956
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 131770
for: Voice, guitar [piano]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1651262
Immer diese Männer
Fünf französische Chansons
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir book
Item no.: 364637
Great singers collection
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 456732
for: Voice, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1259919
for: Voice, piano
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
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C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1033856
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 171933
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 757612
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 860849
for: Concert band [youth concert band]
Score
Item no.: 1130797
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