Charles trenet, who has died aged 87, was the most influential popular french songwriter of the mid20th century. In 2017, a service centre on the a9 autoroute between narbonne and beziers was renamed in his honour and contains an exhibition evoking his life and work and sculptures by pascale et thierry delorme. Learn how to play charles trenet songs for piano online. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords, and singer pro in c major transposable. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Simply enter the code 23years in the promo code field on the shopping cart page and click apply to receive your discount details. Charles trenet sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. An etang is one of the large lagoons that line the languedoc and rousillon coast where trenet was raised.
From the point of view of a french person, charles trenet is seen as a popular singer whose seventyyear carreer started in the thirthies, and whose wit and poetic sense keep on inspiring many artists. Licensed to youtube by wmg, sme on behalf of nonweaother. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. In our catalog, you can find charles trenet sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. It was a hit back then and is still played quite frequently on the radio today. When trenets version was released in 1946, it became an unexpected hit, and has remained a chanson classic and. Susanne mentzer the original version of somewhere beyond the sea as written in french by lyricist and composer charles trenet. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site.
Here are the most popular versions chords, bass, ukulele chords, guitar pro. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. The song was first recorded by the french singer roland gerbeau in 1945. Feb 19, 2001 charles trenet, who has died aged 87, was the most influential popular french songwriter of the mid20th century.
A performer of immense charm, with a light baritone voice of individual, caressing. Apr 05, 2009 albert lasry, charles trenet licensed to youtube by wmg, sme on behalf of nonweaother. Trenet apparently wrote this after a train journey. Publisher and retailer, robert martin offers online sales of more than 50,000 scores, books, cd. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Alan walker faded sheet music notes and chords arranged for easy piano. Simply enter the code 23years in the promo code field on the shopping cart page and click apply to receive your discount.
When trenet s version was released in 1946, it became an unexpected hit, and has remained a chanson classic and jazz standard ever since. This is the one i most love because it shows charles trenet is not just one smooth chantor, but a comic who giddily imitates barnyard animals. Publisher and retailer, robert martin offers online sales of more than 50,000 scores, books, cd and dvd for orchestras and musicians since 1934. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Charles trenet sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Voyez pres des etangs ces grands roseaux mouilles voyez ces oiseaux blancs et ces maisons rouillees. See new and popular charles trenet songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Also, if you have young children, you will find that this is highly appealing music to them. This can be verified by a look at at a map of the area. The sea is a song by french composer, lyricist, singer and showman charles trenet. Music by charles trenet 192001 music by charles trenet 192001 skip navigation sign in. Charles trenet may 18, 19, narbonne, france february 19, 2001, creteil, france was a french singer and songwriter, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s through the mid1950s, though his career continued through the 1990s. Here is a summary of the detected tracks in the file. The song was written in 1943, though according to trenet it went unrecorded until 1946 because it didnt swing enough.
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