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The musical traditions from County of Nice: Music introduction - Cross-over Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy songs - 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)(c). | |  | “brass band” MIDI file (a)(b)(c). | |  | “other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b)(c). | | |  | score: PDF file (b)(c). | |  | lyrics. | | | | | You may 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. Maurandi. (c) These files and their content are © 2001-2021 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi. |
1. The Provence 2. Stock of traditional songs and dances
Here are some titles of traditional tunes and popular songs, representative of Provence, simply sorted in alphabetical order.
La Barba (The Beard) or La Ceba (The Onion). This farandole is often played during Carnival.
Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Lo Bofet (The Bellows).
Li chivau-frus (The “petticoats-horses” or “dashing-horses”). Tune popularized by Georges Bizet. Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also The movies.
Coupo santo (Holy cup). Music according to Nicolas Saboly, Guihaume, Tòni, Pèire.
Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Li Courdelli (The Little Cords).
Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Li Esclops (The Wooden Clogs).
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. Maurandi. See also The movies.
Lou Galant dins lou pous (The Gallant in the Well), traditional song, collected by Damase Arbaud. Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also Lou Pous.
Masurca souto li pins (Mazurka under the pine trees).
Lyrics by Charles, known as Charloun Rieu, Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also The movies.
Monferina, mounferina according to a manuscript from the 18th century found in Provence
, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Pregordine (from gordina, “pretentious”), according to a manuscript from the 18th century found in Provence, to be compared with the Perigourdina niçoise from A stacada.
Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
See also Christmas carols from Provence.
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 (b)(c). | |  | lyrics. | | | | | You may 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. Maurandi. (c) These files and their content are © 2001-2021 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi. |
© 2001-2021 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.
The musical traditions from County of Nice: Music introduction - Cross-over Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy songs - 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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