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. |
The traditional songs displayed on this page have been –for the most part of them– composed and published in 19th century or early 20th century. Some songs created after 1960 (a) are presented on the page Contemporary songs.
(a) This year corresponds to the publishing by Georges Delrieu of his Anthologie de la chanson niçoise.
The traditional work songs written in nissart |
The jobs and human activities are an important part in inspiration and production of the traditional songs from County of Nice, sometimes to glorify or extol, sometimes to jeer...
Ploughing, and digging songs.
Water works songs.
The outdoor works.
Lo Boscant de la Maluna (The Woodcutter from The Maluna). Memories of an old woodcutter who covered the forest called the “Bad Moon” in the Valley of the Vesubie.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Lu Paisan (The Farmers).
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
La Paisaneta (The Little Peasant Girl).
Nissart lyrics and music by François Guisol.
Traditional from County of Nice
Lou Segaire (The Mower).
Lou Vaquié (The Cowherd).
Nissart lyrics and music by Georges Delrieu.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
The handicrafts.
A la bella poutina (At the beautiful alevin).
Nissart lyrics by François-Dominique Rondelly, known as Menica Rondelly. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
La Bella Bouquetiera (The Pretty Flower Girl).
Nissart lyrics and music by François Guisol.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Li Pescairis (The Fishmongers).
Nissart lyrics by Jean Régis, music by Heinrich Tellam.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
The police, and more generally, the maintenance of law and order.
Lu Capitani de quartié (The Captains of Quarter).
Nissart lyrics and music by Georges Delrieu.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
The clergy and clergymans.
Doun Soulina (Priest Soulina).
Nissart lyrics and music by Louis Genari.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Fraire Janvié (Friar January). The mesclun is not only the well-known green salad...
Nissart lyrics by Jouan Nicola, music by Jo Berardy.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
The work places.
Lou Tint dòu moulin (The Tick-Tock of the Watermill).
Lou Vièi Defici (The Old Watermill).
The guilds and the brotherhoods are represented in the traditional songs, particularly by means of patronal fairs. A Christmas carol taken from the Presèpi nissart is dedicated to them.
Other traditional work songs allude to jobs, activities, work places, tools... but these activities are just scene or pretext to different topics. This applies to spinresses, shepherdesses and other animal keeperesses, and also to peasant women, who are invited in traditional songs not for their outdoor activities, but for their –presumed– charms and the cravings they arouse!
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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