“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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Music score
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Music score, CD
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Klassik
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Score
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Akkordeon pur
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Songbook (piano, chords, text)
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Music score
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Paroles et musique avec accompagnement piano
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Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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Single edition
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for: Voice, piano
Single edition
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Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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Orff-Schulwerk
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Score
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Einzelausgabe
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Songbook
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(mittel) und Gitarre, Spielpartitur
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for: Accordion
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
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Variétés
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Score
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Bande Originale Du Film
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Choir score
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Piano/Voice/Guitar
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Tod und Vergänglichkeit "Ich weiß nicht, ob ich tot bin"
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Music score
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(Heimat und Heimatlosigkeit)
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Music score
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14 chansons originales
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Music score
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Music score
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Wunderschöne Musette–Melodien für Akkordeon
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Music score
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Score, Parts
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Buch
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Music score (spiral binding)
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Tiree Du Film L E Petit Garcon Perdu
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Score
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Songbook
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Songbook for piano/vocal/guitar
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Songbook
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Deuxième Niveau
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Ensemble score
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Music score
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120 chants de variété française et internationale avec accords de guitare
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Songbook
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Jazz-Ballade arrangiert für gemischten Chor (dreistimmig)
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Score
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22 Unique Arrangements for Men's Choir
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Music score
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(from „Dido and Aeneas“)
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Music score
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Piano/Voice/Guitar
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Cinquante Chansons
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Songbook
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Popular Songs, Movie Hits, Musical Theatre Songs, Folksongs
A très magnifique collection of 70 songs from and about France
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Songbook
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Vier französische Lieder
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Piano reduction
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Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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Music score
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Music score
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Am
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Easy Piano
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Klavierbegleitung ad lib.
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Vocal score
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460 Chants de variété française et internationale avec accords de guitare
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Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
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