“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.
Piano facile
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 608082
Jazz
for: Voice, guitar
Buch + CD
Item no.: 146480
für Klavier und Gesang
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 138895
Single edition
Item no.: 406107
for: Gesang (oder Kinderchor einstimmig) und Klavier
Item no.: 108013
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 169479
8 Stücke des 20. Jahrhunderts in einer Bearbeitung für Streichquartett
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 430829
Livre d’Or (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 362893
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588795
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254138
for: Voice, piano
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 228272
Toller Titel von Max Raabe und dem Palast Orchester
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 680821
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 618220
Pop und Rock
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1354378
Pop und Rock
for: Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 608080
Grands Interprètes (Carisch)
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 466704
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324135
La Colombe
for: 4-Part Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 992563
Klassik
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 240996
Que reste-t-il de nos amours?
featuring trombone
for: Wind ensemble (10 instruments)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1560995
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 296101
Valses Polkas Javas
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 467715
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732285
Collection Music en Poche
for: Melodyline, Guitar and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1682093
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1053621
(Heimat und Heimatlosigkeit)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 757352
(Sie hat mich so verrissen)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722955
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 756194
(Liebe, Erotik & Sex)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 757357
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760543
(Hiking Song from Äppelbo)
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732276
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324058
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324140
(Diskriminierung, Intoleranz & Antisemitismus)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 757360
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 741646
32 morceaux (2 albums) tablatures guitare et paroles - Et en bonus 5 m
for: Voice, guitar [piano]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1651277
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035560
Power of Voice. Hits - Standards - Evergreens
for: Male choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 554911
for: Male choir, piano
Item no.: 179936
13 Stücke für drei und vier Gitarren
for: 3–4 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 180542
Songbook
Item no.: 330680
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124818
l'entre deux guerres en chansons
Reliure à spirale
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 1018288
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 608077
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 608073
Wie sich Mühlen drehn Im Wind
für variable Streicherbesetzung
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 367758
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 605863
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