Chanson réaliste
Style of music performed in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chanson réaliste (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ ʁealist], realist song) refers to a style of music performed in France primarily from the 1880s until the end of World War II.[1][2] Influenced by literary realism and the naturalist movements in literature and theatre, chanson réaliste dealt with the lives of Paris's poor and working-class.[3][4][5]
Chanson réaliste was a musical style that was mainly performed by women;[3][6] some of the more commonly known performers of the genre include Édith Piaf and Fréhel.