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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 © 2001-2023 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi. |
1. Occitany 2. Stock of traditional songs and dances
Here are some titles of traditional tunes and popular songs, representative of Occitany, simply sorted in alphabetical order.
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 childlike round dance Tanta Jana, is played during King Carnival’s cremation, alternately with the Adiéu paure Carneval lament.
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also The movies.
Li Esclops (The Wooden Clogs).
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Escoticha (Scottish Dance), folk heritage from Occitany.
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Farandola de la Grand-Coumba (Farandole from The Grand-Combe, Gard).
Traditional from Languedoc, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Masurca, mazurka of folk heritage from Languedoc.
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Masurca de Nima (Mazurka from Nîmes), mazurka of folk heritage from Languedoc and Catalonia.
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Masurca dóu mount Lozere (Mazurka for the mount Lozère), mazurka of folk heritage from Languedoc.
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Retorna-t’en ma mia (Go back my sweetheart), song to memorize.
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also The movies.
Se canto (If it sings). A love song composed by Gaston Phébus (Count of Foix, 1331-1391).
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Vaqui lo polit mès de mai (Here is the pretty month of May). “Plant the May-tree” is not always sufficient to seduce the belle...
Traditional from Occitany, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
See also le répertoire des fecos du carnaval de Limoux
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 © 2001-2023 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi. |
© 2001-2023 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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