Political and social songs from County of Nice

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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.

Political and social songs

1. Class struggle
2. Political events
     2.a. The annexation in 1860
     2.b. The wars and the conscription
     2.c. The elections, the electioneering and the propaganda
3. Protest songs
4. Other events

The traditional songs displayed on this page have been –for the most part of them– composed and published in XIXth or early XXth century. Some songs created after 1960 ⁽¹⁾ are presented on the page Contemporary songs.

(1) This year corresponds to the publishing by Georges Delrieu of his Anthologie de la chanson niçoise.

Protest songs, anti-establishment songs, patriotic songs, social or political claim songs... here is a brief survey of these songs who assert ideas of their autor.

Class struggle.

Cansoun de la greva dai emplegat dai trambalan (Song for the streetcars employee strike), dedicated to the trade union of the reds in memory of the strike on June, 18th 1904. Nissart lyrics by François-Dominique Rondelly, known as Menica Rondelly. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (27/06/2004).

Political events.

Nissa françesa (Nice French). The “deliverance of the County... rejoicing being united to France...” apologia or manipulation? Anonymous, attributed to François Guisol.
La Nissarda (The Song from Nice). Composed in 1860, on the occasion of the second annexation of the County of Nice to the France, this song proposes a very francophile and idyllic view of the only city of Nice. Nissart lyrics and music by Émile Negrin. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (9/03/2007).
Per l’arrivada dei Franses à Nissa (For the arrival of the French in Nice). Tune La Reine Hortense.
Tenda, la Briga à la Fransa (Tende, La Brigue back to France). This song reminds that some districts from the North-West of the County, among which Tende and La Brigue, will return to the County only on 1947. Nissart lyrics by Jouan Nicola, music by F. Mattei. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (19/03/2011).

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The war songs and the conscription of new draftees.

Adieu, papa, adieu, maman (Goodbye, dad, goodbye, mum), song of the conscripts from the Vesubie Valley. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (23/01/2012).
Enfan de Nissa Maritima (Children from Seaboard Nice), song of the Garibaldian from Nice. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (19/01/2012).
La Garda mobila (The Mobile Guard), patriotic song, 1868. Tune Venez, enfants de la belle Italie. Nissart lyrics by Jules Bessi.
Inno nissart per la partensa dei conscriç de Nissa en 1859 (Anthem for departure of the conscripts from Nice in 1859). Nissart lyrics by François Barberis.
Inno per la partensa dei volontari garibaldien en lou printem dòu 1859 (Anthem for departure of the Garibaldi’s volunteers in spring 1859). Tune Lou Festin dei verna.
La Miéu Bella Nissa (My fair Nice). The nostalgia of a small farmer from Nice, far away from home, left to win his stripes on the Lombard battlefields during the Piedmontese Risorgimento and wars for Italy unity. Nissart lyrics by Eugène Emanuel, music according to D.F.E. Auber, Le Cheval de bronze (The Bronze Horse). Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (09/08/2002).
O paure de noi, conscrichs (Poor draftees are we), song of the conscripts from the Vesubie Valley. Traditional from County of Nice.
Parterai, parterai pas (I’ll leave, I’ll not), song of the conscripts from Nice. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (19/01/2012).

The elections, the electioneering and the propaganda.

Protest songs.

Niça rebèla (Nice rebel). Parody by Jean-Noël Varo, known as Jan Calenas, of Nissa la bella (Nice the Fair), which is “a scream against stupidity, intolerance, racism, humiliation, a yell from the occitan culture and, by the fact, from all other dominated cultures”. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (3/11/2006).

Other events.

Renaissance de Roquebillière (Rebirth of Roquebillière). On november 24th 1926, a landslide destroys a great part of the Roquebillière village, claiming 19 casualties, never extricated. Dedicated to the departmental councillor Philippe Corniglion-Molinier, and written at the time of the new village rebuilding, this text pays homage to the fit of national solidarity. Lyrics and music by Célestin Débos. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. M. (15/01/2012).

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.

The Occitany: Limoux’ carnival tunes

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