French Songs

Bradley Burgess

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Jan 30, 2004, 9:45:23 AM1/30/04

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Hi all. I'm looking for inspiration to write a French song cycle. Any
ideas for sources of insipiration, like things to listen to?

Thanks

Dan McGarvey

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Jan 30, 2004, 10:05:14 AM1/30/04

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"Bradley Burgess" <bradley...@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
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> Hi all. I'm looking for inspiration to write a French song cycle. Any
> ideas for sources of insipiration, like things to listen to?

Sounds to me like you've already got the "inspiration" to do it. Musically,
I'd recommend listening to art songs of Poulenc and Duparc as a start. You
could also investigate the few songs Ravel wrote, and possibly Faure if your
tastes swing that way.

How fluent are you in the French language? If not at all, pay particular
attention to how the texts are treated rhythmically. Same as in any
language, go with the natural accents of the words, and have someone who's
fluent in French speak the texts for you.

Dan

Bradley Burgess

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Jan 30, 2004, 3:00:47 PM1/30/04

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Thanks Dan. I speak French quite well though, so I should be ok.

Cl.Massé

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> Hi all. I'm looking for inspiration to write a French song cycle. Any
> ideas for sources of insipiration, like things to listen to?
>
> Thanks

The great names of the chanson française:

Georges Brassens
Barabara
Edith Piaf
Jacques Brel
Charles Trenet
Maxime Le Forestier
Serges Gainsbourg

Mainly text based songs.

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Alain Naigeon

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Feb 1, 2004, 5:56:54 PM2/1/04

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> "Bradley Burgess" <bradley...@webmail.co.za> a écrit dans le message
> de news:e9c83056.04013...@posting.google.com...
>
> > Hi all. I'm looking for inspiration to write a French song cycle. Any
> > ideas for sources of insipiration, like things to listen to?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> The great names of the chanson française:
>
> Georges Brassens
> Barabara
> Edith Piaf
> Jacques Brel
> Charles Trenet
> Maxime Le Forestier
> Serges Gainsbourg
>

plus Poulenc, Faure, ..., plus Sermisy, Janequin,
plus Machaut, ...

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Dr.Matt

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Feb 1, 2004, 7:50:09 PM2/1/04

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Alain Naigeon <anai...@free.fr> wrote:
>"Cl.Massé" <jjmm...@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message news:
>401d4f90$0$3268$626a...@news.free.fr...
>> "Bradley Burgess" <bradley...@webmail.co.za> a écrit dans le message
>> de news:e9c83056.04013...@posting.google.com...
>>
>> > Hi all. I'm looking for inspiration to write a French song cycle. Any
>> > ideas for sources of insipiration, like things to listen to?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>> The great names of the chanson française:
>>
>> Georges Brassens
>> Barabara
>> Edith Piaf
>> Jacques Brel
>> Charles Trenet
>> Maxime Le Forestier
>> Serges Gainsbourg
>>
>
>plus Poulenc, Faure, ..., plus Sermisy, Janequin,
>plus Machaut, ...
>

Ravel...
Solage...

I'm quite partial to Janequin, myself, actually.

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Matthew H. Fields http://personal.www.umich.edu/~fields
Music: Splendor in Sound
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Cl.Massé

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> plus Poulenc, Faure, ..., plus Sermisy, Janequin,
> plus Machaut, ...

And Aristide Bruant, Berthe Sylva.