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D’argent à une aigle de gueules, au vol abaissé, membrée, becquée et couronnée d’or, empiétant une montagne de trois coupeaux de sable issant d’une mer d’azur mouvant de la pointe et ondée d’argent.


	Traditional music from County of Nice (France)


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Political, social and satirical songs - Contemporary songs
Carnival tunes - Circumstance tunes - Close couple dances - Characters dances - Farandole - Feasts - Round dances of May
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Brief survey of the traditional musics from the South of France: The Occitany - Limoux’ carnival tunes
The Piedmont - The Provence - Christmas carols from Provence

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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.

Round dances of May

1. The May tree
2. Stock of traditional round dances of May
3. Traditional May songs
4. The queens of May

The May tree

Round dances and farandole around the May tree in the County of Nice.
Drawing by Gustav Adolf Mossa published in Anthologie de la chanson niçoise, éd. Delrieu
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Stock of traditional round dances of May

Rounda souspelenca de mai (Round dance of May from Sospel). Traditional tune from Sospel, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also The movies.
Lou roussignòu que vola (The Flying Nightingale). During the 19th century, this round was sung and danced in Nice around the May-tree. Tchaikovsky employed theme of this traditional song in his Humoresque opus 10-2. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.

Stock of traditional May songs

The month of May is the subject of numerous love songs, often nostalgic.

Ailà n’aquèu jardin (Over there in this garden). Traditional song from la Tour-sur-Tinée, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
A San-Brancai (At Saint-Pancrace). Nissart lyrics and music by Georges Delrieu. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Bèu mès de mai aimable (Beautiful and amiable month of May). Traditional song from Saint-Martin-Vésubie, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Lou Brandi dòu vilage (The Brandi of the Village). Nissart lyrics by Eugène Emanuel. Traditional from County of Nice.
Lu Mai d’en carriera (The May from the street). Nissart lyrics by Jòrgi Tasso, music by Maurice Adolphe Caruba. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Lou mès de mai (The month of May). If this month is the one of love affairs, unfortunate ones happen sometimes... Traditional song from Saint-Dalmas-de-Valdeblore, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Vaqui lo polit mès de mai (Here is the pretty month of May).
Venès virà lou mai (Let Come and Dance the May), racy song. Nissart lyrics and music by Georges Delrieu. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.

The queen of May

At the beginning of May was elected, for one year, the queen of May.
La Regina dau mai (The Queen of May), version Jean-Pierre Baquié and Serge Pesce.
La Regina dòu mai (The Queen of May). Destined to Francis, she must be a paragon of virtue... Nissart lyrics by Juli Eynaudi, music by Cinto Tarelli. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.

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.

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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