The musical traditions from County of Nice: Music introduction - Cross-over Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy lovesongs - Work songs Political, social and satirical songs - Contemporary songs Carnival tunes - Circumstance tunes - Close couple dances - Characters dances - Farandole - Feasts - Round dances of May Music for children Chimes & knells - Sacred & religious music - Christmas carols from County of Nice - Sanctuaries
Brief survey of the traditional musics from the South of France: The Occitany - Limoux’ carnival tunes The Piedmont - The Provence - Christmas carols from Provence
Other countries

Legend (click icons, on the left side of tunes title, to access to corresponding files): | |  | “fife & drums” MIDI file (a)(b). | |  | “brass band” MIDI file (a)(b). | |  | “other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b). | | |  | score: PDF file (a)(b). | |  | lyrics. | | | | | You may download MIDI and scores files as a whole from the Download page. (a)Without any further observation, arrangements and harmonizations by J.-G. Maurandi. (b) These files and their content are © 2001-2025 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi. |
1. The mazurka 2. The polka 3. The scottish dance 4. The waltz
Stock of traditional tunes |
The mazurka.
Aqui comando ío (Here, I do command).
Masurca (Mazurka).
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Masurca (Mazurka), folk heritage from Languedoc.
Masurca de Nima (Mazurka from Nîmes), folk heritage from Languedoc and Catalonia.
Masurca dóu mount Lozere (Mazurka for the mount Lozère), folk heritage from Languedoc.
Masurca souta l’oulivié (Mazurka under the olive tree).
Masurca souto li pins (Mazurka under the pine trees).
Mazurca della nonna (Mazurka of the nun). Traditional from Italy.
The polka.
Poulkà (Polka).
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Poulkà (Polka), according to L'Elisir d'amore (The Elixir of love) by Gaetano Donizetti. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Poulkà de Rocabiera (Polka from Roquebillière).
Traditional tune from Roquebillière, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
The scottish dance.
La Badoise, ending dance for the village fêtes in Puget-Théniers.
Traditional tune from Puget-Théniers, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Escoticha (Scottish Dance), folk heritage from Occitany.
Li Jòia (The Jewels).
The waltz.
Lou Bal dòu Plan (The Dance of Le Plan-de-Contes).
La Bella Bouquetiera (The Pretty Flower Girl).
Bionda, bella bionda (Blonde, Pretty Blonde).
Dédé d’Montmartre (Andrew from Montmartre). Montmartre is a district of Paris. This famous waltz (from the movie Dédé la Musique, music by Roger Dumas, lyrics Gaston Montho) come into the folk heritage of the County of Nice.
See also Cross-over. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Flou de Nissa (Flower of Nice).
La Luerna (The Firefly).
Nissa la bella (Nice the Fair).
La Pastoura (The Shepherdess).
Lou Roumaniéu (The Rosemary).
Vals finala, ending waltz from A stacada d’Brèi.
Legend (click icons, on the left side of tunes title, to access to corresponding files): | |  | “fife & drums” MIDI file (a)(b). | |  | “brass band” MIDI file (a)(b). | |  | “other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b). | | |  | score: PDF file (a)(b). | |  | lyrics. | | | | | You may download MIDI and scores files as a whole from the Download page. (a)Without any further observation, arrangements and harmonizations by J.-G. Maurandi. (b) These files and their content are © 2001-2025 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi. |
© 2001-2025 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.
The musical traditions from County of Nice: Music introduction - Cross-over Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy lovesongs - Work songs Political, social and satirical songs - Contemporary songs Carnival tunes - Circumstance tunes - Close couple dances - Characters dances - Farandole - Feasts - Round dances of May Music for children Chimes & knells - Sacred & religious music - Christmas carols from County of Nice - Sanctuaries
Brief survey of the traditional musics from the South of France: The Occitany - Limoux’ carnival tunes The Piedmont - The Provence - Christmas carols from Provence
Other countries

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