chanson
Americannoun
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chansons
plural
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Etymology
Origin of chanson
1595–1605; < French < Latin cantiōn- (stem of cantiō ) song; see canzone
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With its nostalgically-painted, golden-maned horses, wistful French chanson music wafting as it turns, the Carrousel de St Pierre, by the venerated Sacre Coeur Church, is a firm favourite amongst tourists to Paris.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Spectacular to look at, the production is unfailingly exuberant, a parade of color and catchy chanson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
Singer La Zarra, competing for France, is also highly ranked for her Edith Piaf-esque chanson “Évidemment.”
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
Brel is a modern representative of the French chanson tradition, a poetic style of songwriting that can trace its origins back to the medieval period.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
Then there was the sound of chanson music and accordions and lots of clinking wineglasses as they celebrated.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
A pair of Henri Duparc chansons sounded too loud in the small Board of Officers room, but for Lili Boulanger’s “Clairières dans le ciel” Mr. Pati found a conversational intimacy rare in big lyric-tenor voices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
After World War II, the modernist composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann produced orchestral arrangements of French chansons and Villa-Lobos for West German radio.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
“When you’re a teenager you hate the French chansons de variétés you listen to on the radio with your parents,” says Guerineau.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2020
But it was Gréco’s melancholic chansons, such as “Je Suis Comme Je Suis,” “Parlez-moi d’amour” and “Si tu t’imagines” that made her France’s national treasure and kept her performing for 70 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2020
Unusually for their time, Arcadelt’s madrigals and chansons were intended for performance by men and women, and their success inspired many other composers.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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