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"La Carmagnole" is the title of a French song created and made popular during the French Revolution, accompanied by a wild dance of the same name that may have also been brought into France by the Piedmontese. [1] It was first sung in August 1792 and was successively added to during the revolutionary events of 1830, 1848, 1863–64, and 1882-83.
The author of the original words "Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira" was a former soldier by the name of Ladré who made a living as a street singer.The music is a popular contredanse air called "Le carillon national", and was composed by Jean-Antoine Bécourt [], a violinist (according to other sources: side drum player) of the théâtre Beaujolais.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle [a] (French: [klod ʒozɛf ʁuʒɛ d(ə) lil]; 10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836) was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.Lisle is known for writing the words and music of the Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, which would later be known as La Marseillaise and become the French national anthem.
At that time people used to sing a song in the Provençal dialect of Occitan by the poet Guillaume Lavabre : "La garisou de Marianno" (French: "La guérison de Marianne"; "Marianne's recovery (from illness)"). At the time Marie-Anne was a very popular first name; according to Agulhon, it "was chosen to designate a régime that also saw itself ...
The song "Marie" by Japanese singer Aimer, inspired by the life of Marie Antoinette, was selected as the theme song for the 2020 "The Habsburg Dynasty: 600 Years of Imperial Collections" exhibition commemorating 150 years of Japanese-Austrian relations. The song "Marie Antoinette" by American rapper Boyfriend featuring Big Freedia
Songfacts is a music-oriented website that has articles about songs, detailing the meaning behind the lyrics, how and when they were recorded, and any other info that can be found. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Highland Mary is a song composed in 1792 by Scottish poet Robert Burns. [1] It is one of three works dedicated to Mary Campbell , with whom Burns was in love in the 1780s. The others, "Highland Lassie, O" and "Will Ye Go to the Indies My Mary?", were composed in 1786.
Cock Up Your Beaver is a song and poem by Robert Burns, written in 1792. [1] It is written in Scottish dialect and the beaver refers to a gentleman's hat in an era when all high quality men's hats were made of felted beaver fur. It was based on an older song, published as "Johnny, cock up thy Beaver".