DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY RECORDINGS WITH ACCOMPANYING WORDS OF SONGS SUNG WITH FRENCH TROOPS DURING1812-1815.

Hi David
Our Dutch members did a CD a few years ago and there was a booklet with it, i have the CD but would have to search for the booklet. The words are readily available, i bet Mark Page has some as well as Kieth.I also have a large book CHANSONS POPULAIRES with French folk style songs accompanied with musical notation some are period and earlier and some are later.
(I'm sure Christopher and Mona would sing some for us )
James

Hello David, I take it you have looked at the songs on the website.

Keith

I think one of the things which has the most striking impact with the public is when the regiments sings when marching. I would like to learn more of the songs so as to participate but i need to hear a recording so as to get the pronunciation correct. I can vividly remember marching through the darken streets of the villages,covered in snow, after Austerlitz and the regiment singing, very atmospheric. I dont know if any of the regiments songs featured in the sods opera at Detling but if we have budding choir master in the ranks we could practice?

Bonjour David,
here are two links that will satisfy your thirst.

http://www.brigade-napoleon.org/ovlplf.html

http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/french.html

My understanding was that 'song' was an important instrument de guerre as was the 'soulier'. It has been an ambition of mine since Liverpool to come up with some song cards that around a campfire we could practice, the cards would have to pretty large font size to read in the dark and maybe a couple of verses of the most likely tunes. Whereas I can remember a tune, I am hopeless at remembering more than a few lines of verse, and I suppose I am not alone, maybe this is something to plan for this coming campaign.
Cheers
Christopher