"Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (), sometimes spelled de l'Isle or de Lile (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836), was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He is known for writing the words and music of the ""Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin"" in 1792, which would later be known as ""La Marseillaise"" and become the French national anthem. Rouget de Lisle was born at Lons-le-Saunier, reputedly on a market day. His parents lived in the neighbouring village of Montaigu. A plaque was placed at the precise spot of his"
"July Revolution; Louis Philippe awarded him the Legion of Honour. Rouget de Lisle died in poverty in Choisy-le-Roi, Val de Marne. His ashes were transferred from Choisy-le-Roi cemetery to the Invalides on 14 July 1915, during World War I. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (), sometimes spelled de l'Isle or de Lile (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836), was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He is known for writing the words and music of the ""Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin"" in 1792, which would later be known as"
"birth and a statue erected in the town's center in 1882. He was the eldest son of Claude Ignace Rouget (5 April 1735 – 6 August 1792) at Orgelet and Jeanne Madeleine Gaillande (2 July 1734 – 20 March 1811). He enlisted into the army as an engineer and attained the rank of captain. A royalist, like his father, he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the new constitution. Rouget de Lisle was cashiered and thrown into prison in 1793, narrowly escaping the guillotine. He was freed during the Thermidorian Reaction and retired to Montague. The song that"
"a Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in 1877. It has been suggested that Delibes also wrote the ballet music for Gounod's ""Faust"", which had been inserted ten years after the original performance of the opera. Of Delibes's various operas, the last and most important was the lush orientalizing ""Lakmé"" (1883), which contains the famous coloratura showpiece known as the ""Légende du Paria"" or ""Bell Song"" (""Où va la jeune Indoue?"") and ""The Flower Duet"" (""Sous le dôme épais""), a barcarolle that Patricia Rozema made famous in her film ""I've Heard the Mermaids Singing"" and later used by British Airways commercials."
"Lisle, to compose a song to rally against the Habsburg threat. That evening, Rouget de Lisle wrote ""Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin"" (English: ""War Song for the Army of the Rhine""), and dedicated the song to Marshal Nicolas Luckner, a Bavarian in French service. The melody soon became the rallying call to the Revolution: ""Allons enfants de la Patrie"" (Arise, children of the Fatherland)/""Le jour de gloire est arrivé!"" (The day of glory has arrived!). It was renamed ""La Marseillaise"". The French government ordered Luckner to take command of the Army of the North, and Custine replaced him"
"The Song of La Palice ""The Song of La Palice"" (in French: La chanson de la Palisse) is a burlesque song attributed to Bernard de la Monnoye (1641–1728) about alleged feats of French nobleman and military leader Jacques de la Palice (1470–1525). From that song came the French term """" meaning an utterly obvious truth—i.e. a truism or tautology. When you say something obvious, the interlocutor responds '""So would have said La Palice!"" (in French: ""La Palice en aurait dit autant!""). Jacques de la Palice died in the battle of Pavia (1525), while fighting against the Spanish armies as a"
"led to its widespread use as a song of revolution and its incorporation into many pieces of classical and popular music. As the French Revolution continued, the monarchies of Europe became concerned that revolutionary fervor would spread to their countries. The War of the First Coalition was an effort to stop the revolution, or at least contain it to France. Initially, the French army did not distinguish itself, and Coalition armies invaded France. On 25 April 1792, baron Philippe-Frédéric de Dietrich, the mayor of Strasbourg, requested his guest Rouget de Lisle compose a song ""that will rally our soldiers from"
"Marguerite Monnot Marguerite Monnot (28 May 1903 – 12 October 1961) was a French songwriter and composer best known for having written many of the songs performed by Édith Piaf (""Milord"", ""Hymne à l'amour"") and for the music in the stage musical ""Irma La Douce"". As a female composer of popular music in the first half of the twentieth century, Monnot was a pioneer in her field. Classically trained by her father and at the Paris Conservatory (her teachers included Nadia Boulanger, Vincent d’Indy, and Alfred Cortot), Monnot made the unusual switch to composing popular music after poor health ended"
"Giselle Galos Giselle Galos, commonly known as C. Galos, (sometimes misspelled Galas), was an obscure 19th century Italian or French musician and composer who is responsible for composing two popular pieces of salon music, 'Le chant du Berger' (Nocturne Op. 17) and 'Le Lac de Come' (Nocturne Op. 24). Both pieces are in the form of easy nocturnes. Galos' pieces are composed of stock salon clichés and often appear in collections of famous piano pieces. Galos did not perform in public and her music was typically published under the pseudonym C. Galos. For many years there was debate regarding whether"
"active role in the French Revolution. On 21 July 1789, after receiving news of the Storming of the Bastille in Paris, a crowd of people stormed the Strasbourg city hall, forcing the city administrators to flee and putting symbolically an end to the feudal system in Alsace. In 1792, Rouget de Lisle composed in Strasbourg the Revolutionary marching song ""La Marseillaise"" (as ""Marching song for the Army of the Rhine""), which later became the anthem of France. ""La Marseillaise"" was played for the first time in April of that year in front of the mayor of Strasbourg Philippe-Frédéric de Dietrich."
"La Chanson de Craonne La Chanson de Craonne (English: The Song of Craonne) is an anti-military song of World War I written in 1917. The song was written to the tune of ""Bonsoir M'Amour"" (Charles Sablon), sung by Emma Liebel. It is sometimes known by the first line of the chorus, Adieu la vie (Goodbye to life). This song was sung by the French soldiers who mutinied (in sixty eight of the one hundred and ten divisions of the French Army) after the costly and militarily disastrous offensive of General Robert Nivelle at the Chemin des Dames, spring 1917. The"
"the third-largest city in France. Though most of Provence, with the exception of Marseille, Aix and Avignon, was rural, conservative and largely royalist, it did produce some memorable figures in the French Revolution: Provence also produced the most memorable song of the period, La Marseillaise. The song was originally written by a citizen of Strasbourg, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in 1792. It was originally a war song for the revolutionary Army of the Rhine. It became famous when sung on the streets of Paris by the volunteers from Marseille, who had heard it in Marseille sung by a young"
"Ariettes oubliées Ariettes oubliées (""Forgotten Songs"") is a song cycle for voice and piano, L. 60 by Claude Debussy, based on poems by Paul Verlaine. The six ""ariettes"" were composed mostly in Rome in 1886. The first two were completed in Paris in March 1887. They are dedicated to the singer Mary Garden who also sang Mélisande. The poetry of Paul Verlaine had a more profound influence on Claude Debussy's music than did Debussy's closest literary or musical acquaintances. Debussy and Verlaine were both inspired by subtlety and nuance. Each man sought to innovate by using rhythm and tone color"
"Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French vocalist, songwriter, cabaret performer and film actress noted as France's national chanteuse and one of the country's most widely known international stars. Piaf's music was often autobiographical and she specialized in chanson and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include “La Vie en rose"" (1946), ""Non, je ne regrette rien"" (1960), ""Hymne à l'amour"" (1949), ""Milord"" (1959), ""La Foule"" (1957), ""L'Accordéoniste"" (1940), and ""Padam, padam..."" (1951). Since her death in 1963, several biographies and films"
"courage to write «Le Plat Pays», considering the astonishingly great success this hymn to an unknown Swiss river encountered by the Parisian audience! La Venoge (poem) ""La Venoge"" is a poem written by Jean Villard Gilles who also wrote the popular song ""Les trois cloches"". It refers to the River Venoge that flows in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland to Lake Léman. The poem, which is a vibrant and humorous homage to the author's canton, inspired Jacques Brel for his famous song ""Le Plat Pays"" (see underneath Quote). Many French Swiss, jokingly consider it as a kind of national anthem"
"La Venoge (poem) ""La Venoge"" is a poem written by Jean Villard Gilles who also wrote the popular song ""Les trois cloches"". It refers to the River Venoge that flows in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland to Lake Léman. The poem, which is a vibrant and humorous homage to the author's canton, inspired Jacques Brel for his famous song ""Le Plat Pays"" (see underneath Quote). Many French Swiss, jokingly consider it as a kind of national anthem representing best their ""minority entity"" feelings towards the German Swiss vast majority, (see and Röstigraben): ""La Venoge"" being the only significant river in"
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son ""Poupée de cire, poupée de son"" (English: wax doll, rag doll) was the winning entry in the Eurovision song contest of 1965. It was performed in French by French singer France Gall, representing Luxembourg. Composed by Serge Gainsbourg, inspired by the 4th movement (Prestissimo in F minor) from Beethoven's ""Piano Sonata No. 1"", it was the first song to win Eurovision that was not a ballad. It was nominated as one of the 14 best Eurovision songs of all time at the ""Congratulations"" special held in October 2005. As is common with Gainsbourg's lyrics,"
"who made a videoclip, claiming that Bardot had welcomed her to La Madrague. In response, Bernard d'Ormale, Bardot's husband, said this was not true and declared: La Madrague (song) ""La Madrague"" is a French song written by Jean-Max Rivière and composed by Gérard Bourgeois. It was made famous by Brigitte Bardot in 1963, and was reportedly inspired by Bardot's house in Saint-Tropez. The song was sung for the first time by Bardot in 1963 on the television program ""Bonne année Brigitte"", and remains one of her best known songs. It was covered a number of times: in 2006 by Réunion"
"La Madrague (song) ""La Madrague"" is a French song written by Jean-Max Rivière and composed by Gérard Bourgeois. It was made famous by Brigitte Bardot in 1963, and was reportedly inspired by Bardot's house in Saint-Tropez. The song was sung for the first time by Bardot in 1963 on the television program ""Bonne année Brigitte"", and remains one of her best known songs. It was covered a number of times: in 2006 by Réunion group Zong; in 2009 by Camélia Jordana, and Marie France who sang it on September 28, 2009, Bardot's 75th birthday; and in 2010 by Loana Petrucciani,"
"During a dinner in Strasbourg organized by Mayor Frédéric de Dietrich on 25 April 1792, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle composed ""La Marseillaise"". The same year François Christophe Kellermann, a child of Strasbourg was appointed the head of the Mosel Army. He led his company to victory at the battle of Valmy and saved the young French republic. He was later appointed Duke of Valmy by Napoléon in 1808. During this period Jean-Baptiste Kléber, also born in Strasbourg, led the French army to win several decisive victories. A statue of Kléber now stands in the centre of the city, at"
"Kilimandjaro (song) ""Kilimandjaro"", sometimes known as ""Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro"" (The Snows of Kilimanjaro) is a famous French-language song by French singer Pascal Danel released in 1966. It was considered one of the definitive French songs of the 1960s, Danel's biggest hit, and one of the most-broadcast French songs on French radio. The lyrics were written by Michel Delancray and the music was composed by Danel himself. The arrangement of the song was by Laurent Voulzy. The song was certified platinum, topping the French charts, and it has been the subject of tens of cover versions in many languages. The"
"reissues of the titles released while Piaf was active. Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French vocalist, songwriter, cabaret performer and film actress noted as France's national chanteuse and one of the country's most widely known international stars. Piaf's music was often autobiographical and she specialized in chanson and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include “La Vie en rose"" (1946), ""Non, je ne regrette rien"" (1960), ""Hymne à l'amour"" (1949), ""Milord"" (1959), ""La Foule"" (1957), ""L'Accordéoniste"" (1940), and ""Padam, padam..."" (1951)."
"Night and was used in an episode of the television series Miss Marple. Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time is a 1928 song composed by Nathaniel Shilkret with lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert. It is the theme song of the motion picture Lilac Time, starring Gary Cooper and Colleen Moore. The song sold almost two million copies of sheet music and was recorded by over a hundred top artists, including Louis Armstrong, Erroll Garner, Skitch Henderson, Guy Lombardo, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, John McCormack, Mitch Miller, Hugo Montenegro, The Platters, and Lawrence Welk. It"
"Poèmes pour Mi Poèmes pour Mi (Poems for Mi) is a song cycle for dramatic soprano and piano or orchestra by Olivier Messiaen, composed in 1936 and 1937 and dedicated to his first wife, Claire Delbos. The text are poems by the composer based on the New Testament. Messiaen composed the work at the Lac de Pétichet in the summer of 1936, setting his own poems. He specifically called for a ""grand soprano dramatique"" (great dramatic soprano), probably with the voice of Marcelle Bunlet in mind, who was a notable singer of Brünnhilde at the time. Messiaen dedicated the cycle"
"all over to defend their homeland that is under threat"". That evening, Rouget de Lisle wrote ""Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin"" (English: ""War Song for the Army of the Rhine""), and dedicated the song to Marshal Nicolas Luckner, a Bavarian in French service from Cham. A plaque on the building on Place Broglie where De Dietrich's house once stood commemorates the event. De Dietrich was executed the next year during the Reign of Terror. The melody soon became the rallying call to the French Revolution and was adopted as ""La Marseillaise"" after the melody was first sung on"
"For too long have I languished. </poem> Douce Dame Jolie ""Douce Dame Jolie"", sometimes referred to only as 'Douce Dame', is a song from the 14th century, by the French composer Guillaume de Machaut. The song is a virelai, belonging to the style ars nova, and is one of the most often heard medieval tunes today. Many modern recordings omit the lyrics, however. One of the most famous musical pieces of the Middle Ages, 'Douce Dame' has been performed by a plethora of artists, mostly but not always in medieval style. Among others are (with lyrics), Ayragon (with lyrics), Theo"
"old contredanse by the violinist Bécaut called ""Le Carillon national"". The song took its title from an expression, ""That will happen,"" which Benjamin Franklin, the American envoy to Paris, had popularized, describing the American Revolution. The most famous song of the period was the ""Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin"" (Battle Song of the Army of the Rhine), by a young army officer, Claude Rouget de Lisle. It was first sung in public on 30 July 1791 by a battalion of volunteers from Marseille as they marched into Paris, and thereafter became known as the ""Hymne des Marseillais"", which"
"Le Fanion de la Légion 'Le Fanion de la Légion' (The Flag of the Legion), is a French song created in 1936 by Marie Dubas, with lyrics from Raymond Asso and music from Marguerite Monnot, and which was later taken up by Edith Piaf and became identified with her. In all the above, the song's career is similar to that of the more famous ""Mon légionnaire"" - both being songs related to the French Foreign Legion and written by Raymond Asso, himself an ex-legionnaire (and who was Piaf's lover in the late 1930s). However, in ""Mon légionnaire"" the Legion is"
"""Casper the Friendly Ghost"", ""77 Sunset Strip"", ""Hawaiian Eye"", ""Bourbon Street Beat"", ""Surfside 6"" and ""This Is It"" (for the 1960s ""The Bugs Bunny Show""). Perhaps David's most popular lyrics were those written for ""La Vie en rose"", a French song with lyrics by Édith Piaf and music by Louiguy (Louis Guglielmi), which was Piaf's signature song. Although David did not write an English translation of Piaf's lyrics, his words captured the spirit of the song; his version was performed by artists such as Louis Armstrong. The song was recorded by over eighty international singers and musicians and been featured"
"Hillier and the New Orleans Musica da Camera. The song was composed in 1235 by Moniot d'Arras (), a monk at the Abbey of St. Vaast and one of the last trouvère musicians—these were poets from northern and central France who wrote in the ""langue d'oïl"" and worked in royal courts. Moniot himself was later patronised by Érard II, Count of Brienne. He also wrote religious poems honouring the Virgin Mary, but ""Ce fut en mai"" is his most famous work. A love song, ""Ce fut en mai"" describes an unhappy lover who is comforted by religious feeling. It is"
"Douce Dame Jolie ""Douce Dame Jolie"", sometimes referred to only as 'Douce Dame', is a song from the 14th century, by the French composer Guillaume de Machaut. The song is a virelai, belonging to the style ars nova, and is one of the most often heard medieval tunes today. Many modern recordings omit the lyrics, however. One of the most famous musical pieces of the Middle Ages, 'Douce Dame' has been performed by a plethora of artists, mostly but not always in medieval style. Among others are (with lyrics), Ayragon (with lyrics), Theo Bleckmann (with lyrics), Els Berros de la"
"Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Luxembourg was represented by French singer France Gall, with the song '""Poupée de cire, poupée de son"", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples. The song, composed by Serge Gainsbourg, was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL and went on to bring Luxembourg their second Eurovision victory. ""Poupée de cire, poupée de son"" is considered one of the most significant and influential songs in Eurovision history, as its victory proved that a thoroughly up-to-the-minute song performed by a trendy young artist could be just as successful as"
"Ne faites pleurer les femmes, Pour toi, Garde-moi, Obsession, Ton bonheur, Chant des Guitares, Tout près de moi, Tu me verras passer, L'étrange Mélodie, Dans un Sourire, Valse Vache, J'suis un p'tit gosse, Chrysanthèmes, Fox trot du Canari, Je ne t'aime plus, Amour Folie, L'Écrevisse, Ma Wallonie, En Dansant Le Charl'ston, Le Chapelet d'amour, Chemineau, Petite Fumée... Mario Cazes Mario Cazes (17 July 1890 – 3 November), was a 20th-century French composer, conductor and violinist extremely popular during the 1920s and 1930s. He was a recipient of the ordre national of the Légion d'honneur. Marius Joseph Cazes, the son of"