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La Vie En RoseLa Vie en rose was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945,popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. It is probably the most famouse French chanson worldwidely represents Musette style.The melody of the song was composed by Louis Guglielmi, known as Louiguy, and the lyrics were written by Édith Piaf herself.
Free Sheet Notes：La Vie en Rose |
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Dance of Maple Leaf A very impressive piece composed in French Musette style by Tan Jialiang, a renowned young generation Chinese accordionist(the Winner of Primus Ikaalinen 2012). Born in Shenyang on March 26, 1986, he started to play accordion since 5 and was adimtted to Shenyang Conservatory of Music in 2005. To develop his outstanding talent, he studies in France with Frédéric Deschamps, the most succeed accordionist and Musette master,since April 2010 . Wish him a bright future!
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Mon Amant de Saint Jean This video was taken in Beijing. Performed by Wang Yi and her friend. And the sheet notes was created based on this record. Mon Amant de Saint Jean is a French song from 1942 which was a huge success. Realistic love song recounting the day without a girl to a seductive, lyrics by Leo Agel and the music of Emile Carrara on a rhythm of waltz.The song was sung by Dean Martin which was the first hit and then covered by many singers.
Free Sheet Notes：Mon Amant de Saint Jean |
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Macchiato FloatingWang Yanmeng, a young composer fromRepublic of China(Known as Taiwan), met an old accordionist in Prague's subway station and was deeply moved by the accordion music. Thus, he started his exploration of the accordion music and began to learn from French accordionist Dominique Bodin one year later. He published a CD of his original accordion music and this is the most well known one from his selection.
Free Sheet Music: Macchiato Floating |
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Sur Un Air De MigliavaccaValse style French musette composed by accordionist E. Bouvelle.
With an authentic French style, the virtuoso Eric Bouvelle and his accordion offer the most beautiful French melodies, transforming your feeling into a sunny street of Paris. |
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Indifférence Very famous French musette composed by Joseph Colombo and Tony Murena. Can be accordion solo or with band.
There is also chromatic accordion version on youtube, check it out. It also has lyrics for singer,check here. |
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Flambée MontalbanaiseFrench button accordionist Gus Viseur (May15 1915 -- August 25 1974) , inspired by the bombing and destruction of Montauban during World War II, composed this wonderful valse musette .
He was the first to draw a link between Musette and Jazz, recorded his first record in 1937 and accompanied Édith Piaf , queen of French Chanson in 1940. |
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La Foule La Foule, means"The Crowd", is a French song sung by famed singer Edith Piaf, released in 1957. The song was composed by Angel Cabral with lyrics written by Michel Rivgauche.
Accordion players love this song so much, and there are many versions. You may also like its original version and Zoltan's arrangement. |
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Sous Le Ciel De ParisSous le ciel de Paris, "under the sky of Paris", is a 1951 French film. The song of the same name was later recorded by Édith Piaf and other singers. This popular song was written for the film by Hubert Giraud (music) and Jean Dréjac (lyrics). It sounds best when playing on accordion.Romantice feeling automatically comes out from movements of reeds. It is an easy song for accordionists to play. And it is a MUST for all musette lovers.
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La Grande Valse Valse Musette style composition of the French musician Maurice.
It Requires very fast finger movements when playing on accordion, besides this skill, it is a relatively easy piece. Accordionists like its fun melody though. |
