Georges Delrieu
(Nice, 11 avril 1905 - Nice, 1^er juin 1966)

Piano player, cellist, poet, songwriter and composer, and music publisher.

	Georges Delrieu, ca 1960.

The brothers Delrieu, natives of Tarn-et-Garonne in south-west France bought Mélomanes, a struggling publisher, in Nice in 1898. Like Paul Decourcelle (founded 1882) they benefitted from being at the heart of the entertainment world on the French Riviera during the boom years in the early 20th century. Georges Delrieu managed the firm from 1936 to 1966, and secured Maurice Gendron and Paul Tortelier as editors for the cello collection. Succeeding his father, Gérard Delrieu managed the firm up to 1998. Since 1998 Pierre Lemoine has been the manager. Recently the firm was bought by Éditions Henry Lemoine of Paris.

Georges Delrieu was a collector of local folk music. He published the Anthologie de la chanson niçoise, containing 232 tunes, songs, counting rhymes, dances, poems...

Georges Delrieu also published using the pseudonym Ludovic Badat.

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List of songs composed or written by Georges Delrieu

	A San-Brancai (At Saint-Pancrace).
	La Ben Caussada (The Well-Fitted).
	Bressarela dòu pescadou (Lullaby of the fisherman).
	Lu Capitani de quartié (The Captains of Quarter).
	Li Castagna (The Chestnuts).
	La Catarineta (The Ladybird).
	Lou Festin dai magou (The Feast of the sorcerers).
	Lou Flahut (The Small Flute).
	Li soun quatre campana (There are four bells).
	Mazurka souta l’oulivié (Mazurka under the olive tree).
	La Nissarda (The Song for Nice).
	L’Ouferta de Calèna (The Christmas’ offering).
	La Sirigauda (The Shivery) (1), winter dance.
	Sus lou prat (On the meadow).
	Lu Tres Embriac (The Three Drunkards).
	Lou Vaquié (The Cowherd).
	Venès virà lou mai (Let Come and Dance the May).
	Lou Vièi Defici (The Old Watermill).

1. Batre la sirigauda, to stamp one’s feet (to keep warm), i.e. to shiver.

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