later chansons were polyphonic and some had refrains and were called chansons avec des refrains. In its typical specialized usage, the word chanson refers...

of the Chanson de l'Oignon are in 6/8, while the refrain is in 2/4. This has the effect of rendering the verses more lyrical and the refrain more military...

English. On 28 April 1956, "Refrains" was one of the five songs with which Lys Assia competed in the Grand Prix Européen de la Chanson: Finale suisse, the eleven-song...

of the Eurovision Song Competition; French: Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1956), was held on Thursday 24 May 1956 at the Teatro Kursaal...

de la chanson". Feuille d'Avis de Neuchâtel (in French). 1 May 1956. p. 11. Retrieved 8 November 2023. Monique (30 April 1956). "Deux refrains ont été...

La Chanson de Craonne (French pronunciation: [la ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ də kʁa(ɔ)n]; English: The Song of Craonne) is an anti-military song of World War I written in...

the Latin language of the Church. These earliest types were known as the chanson de geste (song of deeds) and were popular amongst the traveling jongleurs...

medieval and Renaissance French poetry as well as the corresponding musical chanson form. It was one of the three formes fixes (the other two were the rondeau...

mother, whom Brassens labeled a "activist for songs" (militante de la chanson), had a love for music. He toured with Pierre Louki, who wrote a book of...

with Youssoupha and Bye Bye Sonyé with DJ Abdel, and sung Hindi-language refrains in Criminel by TLF and Thug mariage by Rohff. Indila's meeting with record...