“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 [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 170120
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 183896
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 642766
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 223305
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 209083
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 606832
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 156470
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 261238
Swing
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 462868
for: Voice, piano
Music score, single part
Item no.: 410964
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 368396
50 chansons
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1013004
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676923
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 399553
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 187395
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 657709
for: Big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 472813
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 271998
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 104367
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 266186
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 195436
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 467713
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 189917
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678652
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324016
Eine Geschichte des französischen Chansons bis zum Ausgang des 19. Jahrhunderts
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 470667
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1317541
Collection Music en Poche
for: Melodyline, Guitar and Piano
Book
Item no.: 337178
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 335311
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594195
for: Keyboard
Music score
Item no.: 648898
Un double recueil de 30 titres d´Yves Duteil
Chant, piano ou guitare
Item no.: 617433
21 Chansons
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Songbook (with lyrics and chords – without notes)
Item no.: 1031701
Partition
Songbook
Item no.: 630689
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 274704
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1558694
Collection Crock'Music
for: Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1324175
for: Guitar
Songbook (with lyrics and chords – without notes)
Item no.: 340042
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 404845
10 Chansons
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 218457
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 204971
Recueil de 110 succès
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 358588
Tabus und ihre Folgen "Und was zu sagen wär', wird nicht gesagt"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724867
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 722919
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760579
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 446285
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 665712
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