chansonnier
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chansonnier
From French, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at chanson, -ier 2
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He left as a gruff Yorkshire lad and came back a smooth, silver-tongued chansonnier.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
In a mirthful score for chansonnier and an ensemble replete with toy instruments, Gruber takes delight in small, nasty grotesqueries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
Simon Rattle led the premiere with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and Mr. Gruber as the chansonnier, in 1978, and the work has traveled widely.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2011
Mr. Gruber will perform with the Philharmonic as the chansonnier, a narrative role that involves singing in cabaret, lieder and exaggerated operatic styles as well as speaking, whispering and shrieking.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2011
If we read aloud, if we sing them, we too shall share the enthusiasm of our fathers, who were carried away by the pathos, the grandeur, the wit, the inexpressible charm of the unrivaled chansonnier.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Among the pantheon of great chansonniers, Aznavour was a born rule-breaker.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2018
Quebec has sprouted dozens of novelists, playwrights and chansonniers who sing their culture's praises—and bewail their unhappy history as a conquered people.
From Time Magazine Archive
The practitioners of this form of Gallic humor consist of a small army of chansonniers, moviemakers, Left Bank beachcombers and cartoonists.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Mitterrand's Socialist government marked its third anniversary last week, there was plenty of material for the chansonniers.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is a cabaret of chansonniers known as “Le Grillon,” where a dozen celebrated singing satirists entertain an appreciative audience in the stuffy little hall serving as an auditorium.
From The Real Latin Quarter by Smith, F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley)
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