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| Author: | Title: | Description: |
|---|---|---|
| Bocquet, J.-L., & P. Pierre-Adolphe. | Rap ta France | Contains interviews with celebrities of the French contemporary pop-music world. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £5.30 | ||
| Bonnieux, B., et al | Cent ans de la chanson française | This work surveys 100 years of the French popular song including the work of such favourites as Brel, Piaf and Hallyday. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £11.35 | ||
| Brassens, G. | Les Chansons d'abord | Lyric collection, dating from 1952 to 1985. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £5.45 | ||
| Brassens, G. | Poèmes et chansons | A collection of 192 poems and songs which testify to the inspiration and anti-conformism of the singer-composer Georges Brassens. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £8.85 | ||
| Brel, J. | Tout Brel | Complete collection of lyrics. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £9.95 | ||
| Calvet, L.-J. | Cent ans de chanson française | In A-Z format. An indispensable guide to French singers, composers, albums, songs, and much more. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £11.60 | ||
| Various | 258 Chansons du temps qui passe: populaires et de France | |
| Background topics: Music Price: £24.50 | ||
| Dahan, O. (director) | La Vie en rose | Awarding winning film of Edith Piaf's life. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £19.99 | ||
| Dicale, B. | La Chanson française pour les nuls. | This work explores the extraordinarily eclectic history of the "Chanson". It contains old favourites such as Edith Piaf, Brel, Johnny Halliday and many others. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £23.95 | ||
| Fontana, C. | La chanson française: histoire, interprètes, auteurs, compositeurs | An accessible history of French music from the 1920s to the present day with portraits of musicians/singers/composers, quotes and interesting anecdotes. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £15.60 | ||
| Gorin, F. | Jacques Brel | Brief portrait of the Belgian singer. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £4.80 | ||
| Lelait-Helo, D. | Vanessa Paradis | Short biography of this celebrated French singer. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £2.85 | ||
| Piaf, E. | L'Hymne à l'amour | |
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| Poole, S. | Chansons | ‘…Grant and Cutler’s excellent Critical Guides… providing a solid résumé of the critical literature on each text to date and in every case a stimulating invitation to private study…’ Times Educational Supplement |
| Background topics: Music Price: £7.95 | ||
| Robine, M. | Le Roman de Jacques Brel | Well researched biography of Brel. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £7.85 | ||
| Saka, P. (ed.). | La Grande anthologie de la chanson française | Lyrics from the 1800s to the present day. Excellent compendium. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £12.90 | ||
| Saka, P. (ed.). | Y’a d’la France en chansons: un pays à travers ses chansons | An annotated anthology of French songs – on France, its history, towns and regions. |
| Background topics: Music Price: £33.70 | ||
