J. OFFENBACH
While Monsieur and Madame "give themselves the kind of going to the neighbor across the street in the evening", Dorothée, the nanny, stays with the baby "an ugly kid, an 18 month old mustard, already uglier than father and mother. " Dorothée...
G. FAURE
This arrangement is an adaptation of the organ accompaniment written by Gabriel Faure for this famous traditional carol. Simple and peaceful, it is easily sung by any choir planning a Christmas concert. More about Gabriel Fauré
ANONYMOUS
Here is the story of a Picard soldier, subject of Maximilian, Duke of Austria - the grandfather of Charles V - who also reigned over Flanders. The Picards wish to reconquer Burgundy annexed by Louis the XIth following the marriage of Marie de...
SEA SHANTY
This traditional sea shanty from Morbihan is constructed as an alternation between the voices of women and the voices of men. The slightly rough harmonies sometimes recall the harshness of the swell and the work of the fishermen. Another...
C. VERCHER
This work can be added to the score of the same composer on another poem by Clément Marot "De soy mesme": MeF 216 4 mixed voices MeF 217 This song has been recorded in the CD "PAYSAGES BELGES" More about Claude Vercher
S. de BROSSARD
The music of this song is totally baroque, even in its lyrics. Its "peasant" character is in the words and certain clumsy and almost caricatured French expressions of what was considered to speak of the countryside ("je gaussions", "dieu marcy"...
Carol
A traditional carol with a joyful and simple music. Written for three mixed voices (Sop, Alt, Men), the different verses are treated with 3 different easy structures to allow a varied and lively dialogue.
J. BRAINARD
Almost nothing is known about Julia Brainard. This romantic American musician probably lived in Paris where some of her compositions were published around 1865-1875. L'AGNUS DEI, published in Paris in 1871, can be sung by two solo voices as well...
CAROL
This famous English Carol is traditionally sung in the United Kingdom and the USA. The version published here is from a collection of the Library of Congress in Washington. The French adaptation has retained the almost naive and descriptive...
F. de la TOMBELLE
This simple and clear music, without real vocal difficulty, is part of a set of "Saluts brefs", the first three of which belong to the same manuscript. Salut bref #1 : O Salutaris Hostia MeF 1723 Salut bref #2 : Ave Maria MeF 1724...
SEA SHANTY
Traditional sea shanty from Morbihan arranged for men voices. Different text variants exist (We were two, we were three; We were three sailors from Groix ...) which do not change the theme and the narration. Without particular difficulty in...
F. de la Tombelle
This Stabat Mater Dolorosa composed between 1911-1912 and lasting 12 to 15 minutes, alternates the stanzas sung by the choir and those sung in psalmody. Fernand de la Tombelle, very sensitive to access to music for all, wrote a simple, fluid...
F. de la TOMBELLE
How not to fall in love with this hymn composed by Fernand de la Tombelle! This composer is to be rediscovered! His music is elegant, subtle and delicate. The AVE VERUM met with great success at the beginning of the 20th century and remains...
C. de SERMISY
MeF 505PDF - Claudin de Semisy : Ceux de Picardie - easy and lively Renaissance song. This earthy and joyful drinking song is very simple and easy to remember. Halfway between Renaissance and Middle Ages music, it celebrates the ability of Piacrds...
J-B LULLY
A Pastoral is a musical genre that idyllically illustrates nature, shepherds and shepherdesses. The one entitled "Les Festes de l'Amour et de Bachus", in a prologue and three acts, was performed in 1672. It is made up of extracts from different...
B. LALLEMENT
A satirical song (prohibited in its time) mocking the french king Louis the 14th and his many extra marital adventures. We quote in the song both the maids and gardeners as the noble ladies (Mme de Montespan, Mme de Soubise) and, of course, the...
H. DUMONT
Composed in 1663, the "Airs à 4, basse continu, (...), on the paraphrase of some psalms and hymns by Messire Antoine Godeau" are small motets representative of French Baroque music in the time of Louis th 14th in Paris and in Versailles. "Since...
LULLY
A Pastoral is a musical genre that idyllically illustrates nature, shepherds and shepherdesses. The one entitled "Les Festes de l'Amour et Bachus", in a prologue and three acts, was performed in 1672. It is made up of extracts from different...
C. VERCHER
Poem by Paul Verlaine from Les Fêtes Galantes (1869): Calm in the half day What tall branches do. Let’s penetrate our love From this deep silence.
D. COSAERT
A variation between jazz and contemporary music, on the first lines of the finale of Beethoven's 9th symphony. Hymnus refers to the European Anthem but only keeps a short extract (Freude schöner Götterfunken ...) and uses the onomatopoeias of...
G. VERDI
The very famous Slaves Chorusr from Verdi Nabucco's opera. Piano accompaniment available under the reference MeF 901P
