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  1. Chanson - Wikipedia

    The chanson courtoise or grand chant was an early form of monophonic chanson, the chief lyric poetic genre of the trouvères. It was an adaptation to Old French of the Occitan canso. It was practised in …

  2. Chanson Française - YouTube

    Retrouvez sur la chaîne Chanson Francaise une sélection des classiques de la chanson française et de ses plus belles voix.

  3. What Is Chanson Music? A History of French Chanson Music

    Jul 15, 2021 · What Is Chanson Music? The word chanson means "song" in the French language. Chanson music refers to various eras of French song, from the monophonic chant of the Middle …

  4. Chanson | French Vocal Music, Medieval Ballads & Troubadours ...

    Chanson, (French: “song”), French art song of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The chanson before 1500 is preserved mostly in large manuscript collections called chansonniers. Dating back to …

  5. CHANSON Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CHANSON is song; specifically : a music-hall or cabaret song.

  6. Chansons - New World Encyclopedia

    Chansons (French for "song") refers to any song with French words, but more specifically classic, lyric-driven French songs, European songs in the cabaret style, or a diverse range of songs interpreted in …

  7. La Chanson Française, the Genre that Never Dies: How the ...

    May 11, 2021 · “Chanson is not a musical genre so much as an ideological narrative,” explains David Looseley in his 2012 book, Imagining the popular in contemporary French culture. The chanson he …

  8. Chanson - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Chanson is the French word for "song". The word is often used in music to mean any song with French words, but it is more often used when talking about songs in which lyrics have been set to music by …

  9. Chanson - Music genre - Rate Your Music

    Chanson 17,101 releases French-language Singer-Songwriter s for whom the quality of the text is essential and where the rhythm follows that of the text. Read more Chanson (French for "song") …

  10. chanson - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Dec 20, 2025 · chanson (plural chansons) Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song. (obsolete) A religious song.