“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
Music score
Item no.: 747717
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760579
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760609
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760517
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760575
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760646
(Vor dem Gefängnis)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 739828
for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760573
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760574
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 736901
(frei nach „Lola Blau“)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760633
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 684372
für Männerchor (TTBB) a cappella
Klavierbegleitung ad lib.
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 681247
Toller Titel von Max Raabe und dem Palast Orchester
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 680821
Toller Titel von Max Raabe und dem Palast Orchester
für Frauenchor und Klavier
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 680820
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 669876
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 722918
(Hiking Song from Äppelbo)
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732276
for: Männerchor (Bar Solo, TTTTBBBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 722924
for: Männerchor (SorT Solo, TTBB) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 722928
for: Männerchor (SorT Solo, TTBB) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 759457
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 759460
for: Männerchor (TTBarBarBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 732277
for: Männerchor (S or T Solo, TTTTBBBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 722921
from „The Magic Flute“
for: Männerchor (Bar Solo, TTBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 722923
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 722919
22 Unique Arrangements for Men's Choir
for: Male choir, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 670205
(from „Dido and Aeneas“)
for: Männerchor (S Solo, TTBB a cappella)
Music score
Item no.: 738474
Grade 2
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 670073
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759481
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722957
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722960
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732285
(Sie hat mich so verrissen)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722955
for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722954
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722958
Urfassung und Fassung: Im Theater ist nichts los ("Lola Blau")
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722959
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759480
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759482
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732287
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732288
(Seemann aus Cuxhaven)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722950
(Fassung in "Lola Blau", stark gekürzt)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759479
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