The musical traditions from County of Nice:
Music introduction - Cross-over
Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy songs - Work songs - Political and social songs - Contemporary songs
Farandole - Round dances of May - Close couple dances - Characters dances - Circumstance tunes - Carnival tunes
Music for children - Sacred & religious music - Christmas carols - Chimes & knells

The Occitany: Limoux’ carnival tunes

Legend (click icons, on the left side of tunes title, to access to corresponding files):
		“fife & drums” MIDI file (a)(b)(c).			“brass band” MIDI file (a)(b)(c).			“other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b)(c).
		score: PDF file (c).			lyrics.
Date (dd/mm/yyyy) is the one of the MIDI file. You may also download MIDI and scores files as a whole from the Download page. (a) Tunes will sound better if your computer is connected to a high-fidelity amplifier. (b) Without any further observation, arrangements and harmonizations by J.-G. M. (c) These files and their content are © 2001-2013 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.

1. The farandoles
2. The brandi
3. The mourisca, or moresca (moorish)
4. The passa cariera (pass-streets dances)
5. The monferrina (monferrine)
6. The farandole-like dances

The farandole: a two beats time with a 6/8 signature and a tempo very fast: dotted quarter from 120 to 132.

Farandola nissarda (Farandole from Nice). Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (25/03/2001).
Farandola de Brei (Farandole from Breil). Traditional tune from Breil-sur-Roya, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (8/07/2004).
Farandola dei couscrit de Brei (Farandole of the conscripts from Breil). Traditional tune from Breil-sur-Roya, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (28/04/2003).
Farandola de Lantousca (Farandole from Lantosque). Also known as Brandi vièi (Old brandi). Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (28/03/2002).
Farandola de Lantousca (Farandole from Lantosque). Played on New Year’s day for the dawn serenades to the leading citizens of the village. Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (28/08/2004).
Farandola dòu Moulinet (Farandole from The Moulinet). Traditional tune from Le Moulinet, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (10/12/2002).
Farandola prouvençala (Farandole from Provence). Version noted by François Vidal on 1862 in Lou Tambourin (The Tambourine). The “timbre” (tune which can receive different and exchangeable texts) of this farandole has travelled up to north-east of France: it is found within an alsacian Christmas carol, Ich Wünsch Euch. Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (4/02/2003). See also The movies.
Farandola de la Grand-Coumba (Farandole from The Grand-Combe, Gard). Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (12/06/2002).
La Barba (The Beard) or La Ceba (The Onion). This farandole is often played during Carnival. Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (26/04/2006).
Carnaval es arrivat (Carnival is arrived) or La Pipa (The Pipe). This farandole, which presents musical analogies with the tune Lou Pichin Ome and with the counting rhyme Tanta Jana, is played during King Carnival’s cremation, alternately with the Adiéu paure Carneval wailing. Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (23/03/2007).
Li Carouba (The Carobs). Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (10/07/2010).
La Mouraida. Farandole kept for the cepoun (Chopping Block) game. Traditional tune from Utelle, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (01/05/2002).
War an daol (On the table). Highlight from a quadrille. Traditional from Brittany (Guingamp, Trégor), noted by P. Montjarret, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (30/04/2002).
L’Arlésienne (The Girl from Arles), farandole from the Suite n° 2, Georges Bizet (1839-1875). According to the tune of the chivau-frus (underskirt-horses), traditional Provence for the Corpus Christi games, in Aix-en-Provence (XIIIth-XVIIIth century).
Farandole de l’Arlésienne, 1st subject (March).

The brandi: a two beats time with a 2/4 signature and a tempo slower than farandole one: quarter about 100.

Brandi dei couscrit de Lantousca (Brandi of the conscripts from Lantosque). Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (11/12/2002).
Brandi dei couscrit de Sant-Martin (Brandi of the conscripts from Saint-Martin). Traditional tune from Saint-Martin-Vésubie, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (19/08/2001).
Brandi dei couscrit d’Utella (Brandi of the conscripts from Utelle). Traditional tune from Utelle, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (10/12/2002).
Brandi vièi (Old brandi). Also known as farandola de Lantousca (farandole from Lantosque). Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (14/11/2006).

The mourisca, or moresca (moorish): a two beats time with a 2/4 signature and a tempo slower than farandole one: quarter about 100.

Mourisca n° 1. Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (24/04/2001).
Mourisca n° 2. Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (28/08/2004).
Moresca di Moita (Moorish from Moita). Traditional from Corsica, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (19/05/2007).

The passa cariera (pass streets): a two beats time with a 2/4 signature and a tempo varying within a wide range.

La Calau (The Going down). Traditional tune from Belvédère, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (10/08/2002).
In a more majestic version, Zéphirin Castellon appends and develops a second subject to this Calau. Traditional tune from Belvédère, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (13/12/2003).
La Passau (The Passing). Traditional tune from Belvédère, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (13/12/2003).
Passa cariera de Sant-Martin (Pass street from Saint-Martin). Traditional tune from Saint-Martin-Vésubie, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (10/08/2002).

The monferrina (monferrine).

Monferrina. Traditional from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (24/04/2001).
Monferina, according to a manuscript of the XVIIIth century found in Provence , MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (3/08/2005).
La Montfarine. Traditional from Brittany (Lopérec, Haute-Cornouaille), noted by P. Montjarret, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (25/03/2001).

Some other farandole-like dances, comparable to the farandole itself and the brandi.

La Poulalhera (The Poultrymaid). Traditional from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (10/06/2003) according to an arrangement by Patrick Vaillant, Bachàs Mont-jòia.
La Sautusa (The Leap dance). Georges Delrieu, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (3/08/2005).
La Sirigauda (The Sirigauda), winter dance. Georges Delrieu, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (20/02/2012).

Legend (click icons, on the left side of tunes title, to access to corresponding files):
		“fife & drums” MIDI file (a)(b)(c).			“brass band” MIDI file (a)(b)(c).			“other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b)(c).
		score: PDF file (c).			lyrics.
Date (dd/mm/yyyy) is the one of the MIDI file. You may also download MIDI and scores files as a whole from the Download page. (a) Tunes will sound better if your computer is connected to a high-fidelity amplifier. (b) Without any further observation, arrangements and harmonizations by J.-G. M. (c) These files and their content are © 2001-2013 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.

© 2001-2013 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi
This page started on February 18th 2001. The last update was February 20th 2012.

The musical traditions from County of Nice:
Music introduction - Cross-over
Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy songs - Work songs - Political and social songs - Contemporary songs
Farandole - Round dances of May - Close couple dances - Characters dances - Circumstance tunes - Carnival tunes
Music for children - Sacred & religious music - Christmas carols - Chimes & knells

The Occitany: Limoux’ carnival tunes