“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.
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 349976
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 226369
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 657726
für Gesang und Klavier
for: SOLOGESANG (INCL. MEHRERE SOLOSTIMMEN) EINE SINGSTIMME SINGSTIMME MIT TASTENINSTRUMENT
Item no.: 433206
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 246202
Am
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1048080
für Männerchor (TTBB) a cappella
Klavierbegleitung ad lib.
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 681247
Jazz-Ballade arrangiert für gemischten Chor (dreistimmig)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 656148
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1642141
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 617435
for: Männerchor (SorT Solo, TTBB) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 722928
for: Männerchor (Bar Solo, TTTTBBBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 722924
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 490084
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1033835
for: Männerchor (SorT Solo, TTBB) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 759457
for: Keyboard [piano]
Songbook
Item no.: 213538
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 657612
for: Männerchor (S or T Solo, TTTTBBBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 722921
The Best Of (Carisch)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 368679
Popular Songs, Movie Hits, Musical Theatre Songs, Folksongs
A très magnifique collection of 70 songs from and about France
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 609419
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 649437
Vier französische Lieder
for: Voice (high), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 120734
(The Ra-Da-Da-Da-Da Song)
King's Singers Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 492775
(from „Dido and Aeneas“)
for: Männerchor (S Solo, TTBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 738474
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 607580
Jazz
for: Voice, guitar
Buch + CD
Item no.: 146480
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 554296
Single edition
Item no.: 406107
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 615054
Que reste-t-il de nos amours?
featuring trombone
for: Wind ensemble (10 instruments)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1560995
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588795
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 859833
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 617158
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 620676
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254138
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657973
Livre d’Or (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 362893
Paroles Accords Et Melodie Serge Gainsbourg, arranged for MLC.
Paroles Accords & Melodie
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1654148
Piano facile
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 608082
for: Solo for Flute-Clarinet-Bassoon-Alto Saxophone-Trumpet-Horn-Trombone or Euphonium & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316535
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 169479
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 183966
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 178606
Pop und Rock
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 617651
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324135
Pop und Rock
for: Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 608080
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