About fife from Nice - Piedmont: traditional songs and folk tunes

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	Traditional music from County of Nice (France)


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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 © 2001-2024 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.

The Piedmont

1. The Piedmount
2. Stock of traditional songs and dances

The Piedmount

Stock of music snatches

Here are some titles of traditional tunes and popular songs, representative of Piedmount, simply sorted in alphabetical order.

Aqui comando ío (Here, I do command). Mazurka ironically male chauvinist from Piedmont and spread into the folk heritage of the County of Nice and the Languedoc. Traditional from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Bionda, bella bionda (Blonde, Pretty Blonde), nostalgic waltz. Traditional from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Monferrina, mounferina. Traditional from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
La Poulalhera (The Poultrymaid). When leaving her henhouse, the poultrymaid draw attention to her! This tune is often played as a farandole. Traditional from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi, according to an arrangement by Patrick Vaillant, Bachàs Mont-jòia.
Quel mazzolin di fiori (This small bunch of flowers). Flowers, but the admirer is keeping the girl waiting... Weep the beauty! Traditional lament from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also The movies.
La Tradija dël soldà (The Treachery of the soldier). The little simple girl follows, here again, the soldier... Traditional lament from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Zoli coeur (Sweet Heart). Three kisses to the belle in return for wedding, that’s the contract. Traditional lament from Piedmont, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also The movies.

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 © 2001-2024 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.

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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