chanson
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of chanson
1595–1605; < French < Latin cantiōn- (stem of cantiō ) song; see canzone
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Spectacular to look at, the production is unfailingly exuberant, a parade of color and catchy chanson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
According to the unconfirmed reports, she would sing a chanson of the late Édith Piaf - thus updating a French classic and showing it off before a modern, multi-ethnic worldwide audience.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024
To take one example, the French chanson “Maman, dites-moi,” a staple of midcentury Met Opera stars like the soprano Bidu Sayao.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
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
She imitated the voices of the original singers, a skill that paid off later when she entered a competition with categories for classical repertory, then chansons and musical theater.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
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
It ain’t exactly la vie en rose for the musicians working at le club, but the Champagne and chansons keep flowing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2013
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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