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About Chanson
Chanson is a music genre in the 1450s. It is usually classed as a form of song and music of France.
Among the best-known names in the style are Céline Dion, Édith Piaf, Vladimir Vysotsky, Alla Pugacheva, Charles Aznavour and Jacques Brel.
Chanson has given rise to 1 subgenre on this site, such as Chanson réaliste.
From Wikipedia
A chanson is generally any lyric-driven French song. The term is most commonly used in English to refer either to the secular polyphonic French songs of late medieval and Renaissance music or to a specific style of French pop music which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. The genre had origins in the monophonic songs of troubadours and trouvères, though the only polyphonic precedents were 16 works by Adam de la Halle and one by Jehan de Lescurel. Not until the ars nova composer Guillaume de Machaut did any composer write a significant number of polyphonic chansons.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Chanson.
Key artists
- Céline Dion
- Édith Piaf
- Vladimir Vysotsky
- Alla Pugacheva
- Charles Aznavour
- Jacques Brel
- Johnny Hallyday
- Dalida
- Yves Montand
- Serge Gainsbourg
Related genres
Frequently asked questions
What is Chanson?
Chanson is a music genre in the 1450s. It is usually classed as a form of song and music of France.
Where and when did Chanson originate?
Chanson originated in the 1450s.
Who are famous Chanson artists?
Céline Dion, Édith Piaf, Vladimir Vysotsky, Alla Pugacheva, Charles Aznavour and Jacques Brel.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q1062400 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chanson – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- Chanson d'automne, par Paul Verlaine 06neb by Paul Verlaine – Public Domain
- Paul Verlaine - Chanson d'Automne - Thalie Envolée by Thalie Envolée – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chanson d'automne, par Paul Verlaine 04ezwa by Paul Verlaine – Public Domain