From the chanson française to the canzone d'autore in the 1960s and 1970s
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Chanson Folklorique
comparative study of chanson and canzone
Della Canzone
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Fabrizio De
Feather Boas
french
French Italian musicology
French Popular Music
French Singer Songwriters
georges
Georges Brassens
italian
Italian Popular
Italian Popular Music
Italian Popular Song
Italian Singer Songwriter
Italian Song
jacques
Jacques Brel
La Canzone
La Chanson
Le Gorille
Luigi Tenco
lyric discourse analysis
music
Pop Star
popular
popular music studies
postwar European culture
Sanremo Festival
Sanremo Festival history
singer
singer-songwriter analysis
songwriter
Term Canzone
Term Chanson
Young Man
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- ISBN 9780367598679
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2020
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The similarities between the chanson française and the canzone d'autore have been often noted but never fully explored. Both genres are national forms which involve the figure of the singer-songwriter, both experienced their golden age of production in the post-World War II period and both are enduringly popular, still accounting for a large proportion of record sales in their respective countries. Rachel Haworth looks beyond these superficial similarities, and investigates the nature of the relationship between the two genres. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing textual analysis of song lyrics, cultural history and popular music studies, Haworth considers the different ways in which French and Italian song is thought about, written about and constructed. Through an in-depth study of the discourse surrounding chanson and the canzone d'autore, the volume analyses the development of the genres' rules and rhetoric, identifying the key themes of Authority, Authenticity and Influence. The book finally considers the legacy of major artists, looking at modern perspectives on Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré, Fabrizio De André and Giorgio Gaber, ultimately affording a deeper understanding of the notions of quality and value in the context of chanson française and the canzone d'autore.
Rachel Haworth is Lecturer in Italian at the University of Hull. She has published work on various aspects of French and Italian popular music from the 1950s and 1960s. Her research explores questions of gender, performance, stardom, legitimation, and value in post-war Italian and French popular music.
