About fife from Nice - Traditional country dances (farandoles, brandi) from County of Nice

D’argent à une aigle de gueules, au vol abaissé, membrée, becquée et couronnée d’or, empiétant une montagne de trois coupeaux de sable issant d’une mer d’azur mouvant de la pointe et ondée d’argent.


	Traditional music from County of Nice (France)


You are here: Home > MIDI music! > Farandole.	Friday May 3rd 2024, Saints Philip and Jame the Minor.

The musical traditions from County of Nice: Music introduction - Cross-over
Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy lovesongs - Work songs
Political, social and satirical songs - Contemporary songs
Carnival tunes - Circumstance tunes - Close couple dances - Characters dances - Farandole - Feasts - Round dances of May
Music for children
Chimes & knells - Sacred & religious music - Christmas carols from County of Nice - Sanctuaries

Brief survey of the traditional musics from the South of France: The Occitany - Limoux’ carnival tunes
The Piedmont - The Provence - Christmas carols from Provence

Other countries

Legend (click icons, on the left side of tunes title, to access to corresponding files):
	“fife & drums” MIDI file (a)(b).	“brass band” MIDI file (a)(b).	“other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b).
	score: PDF file (a)(b).	lyrics.
You may download MIDI and scores files as a whole from the Download page. (a)Without any further observation, arrangements and harmonizations by J.-G. Maurandi. (b) These files and their content are © 2001-2024 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.

Farandole

1. The farandoles
2. The dances looking like farandoles
     2a. The brandi
     2b. The mourisca, or moresca (moorish)
     2c. The passa cariera (pass-streets dances)
     2d. The monferrina (monferrine)
3. Some other farandole-like dances

Stock of traditional farandoles

The farandole: a two beats time with a 6/8 signature and a tempo very fast: dotted quarter from 120 to 132.

La Barba (The Beard) or La Ceba (The Onion).
Carnaval es arrivat (Carnival is arrived).
Li Carouba (The Carobs). Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
L’Esturioun o La Barco de Tounin (The Sturgeon or The Antonine’s Small Boat).
Farandola de Brei (Farandole from Breil). Traditional tune from Breil-sur-Roya, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Farandola dei couscrit de Brei (Farandole of the conscripts from Breil-sur-Roya).
Farandola de Lantousca (Farandole from Lantosque). Also known as Brandi vièi (Old brandi). Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Farandola de Lantousca (Farandole from Lantosque). Played on New Year’s day for the chamada (dawn serenades) to the leading citizens of the village. Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Farandola dòu Moulinet (Farandole from The Moulinet). Traditional tune from Le Moulinet, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Farandola nissarda (Farandole from Nice). Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi. See also The movies.
Farandoulo dei tarascaire or Farandoulo dis acabaire (Farandole of the tarascaire or Farandole of the squanderers), known as “Farandole from Provence”.
Farandola de la Grand-Coumba (Farandole from The Grand-Combe).
« Farandole » de l’Arlésienne (Georges Bizet).
La Mouraida, farandole kept for the cepoun game.
Su la plassa de Balver (On the square of Belvédère). A famous farandole from this village. Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
War an daol (On the table). Traditional from Brittany.

Stock of traditional dances looking like farandoles

The brandi: a two beats time with a 2/4 signature and a tempo slower than farandole one: quarter about 100.
Brandi dei couscrit de Lantousca (Brandi of the conscripts from Lantosque).
Brandi dei couscrit de Sant-Martin (Brandi of the conscripts from Saint-Martin).
Brandi dei couscrit d’Utella (Brandi of the conscripts from Utelle).
Brandi vièi (Old brandi), also known as farandola de Lantousca (farandole from Lantosque). Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Es routa la casserola (The saucepan is broken).

The mourisca, or moresca (moorish): a two beats time with a 2/4 signature and a tempo slower than farandole one: quarter about 100.

Mourisca n° 1. Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Mourisca n° 2. Traditional tune from Lantosque, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Moresca di Moita (Moorish from Moita).

The passa cariera (pass streets): a two beats time with a 2/4 signature and a tempo varying within a wide range.

La Calau (The Going down). Traditional tune from Belvédère, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
In a more majestic version, Zéphirin Castellon appends and develops a second subject to this Calau. Traditional tune from Belvédère, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
La Passau (The Passing). Traditional tune from Belvédère, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Passa cariera de Sant-Martin (Pass street from Saint-Martin). Traditional tune from Saint-Martin-Vésubie, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.

The monferrina (monferrine).
Monferrina from Piedmont.
Monferina from Provence.
La Montfarine. Traditional from Brittany.

Some other traditional dances looking like farandoles

Some other farandole-like dances, comparable to the farandole itself or the brandi.
La Poulalhera (The Poultrymaid).
La Sautusa (The Leap dance). Georges Delrieu, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
La Sirigauda (The Shivery), winter dance.

Legend (click icons, on the left side of tunes title, to access to corresponding files):
	“fife & drums” MIDI file (a)(b).	“brass band” MIDI file (a)(b).	“other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b).
	score: PDF file (a)(b).	lyrics.
You may download MIDI and scores files as a whole from the Download page. (a)Without any further observation, arrangements and harmonizations by J.-G. Maurandi. (b) These files and their content are © 2001-2024 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.

Brief survey of the traditional musics from the South of France: The Occitany - Limoux’ carnival tunes
The Piedmont - The Provence - Christmas carols from Provence

Other countries

If you found this page interesting, consider linking to it. Simply copy and paste the code below into your web site (Ctrl+C to copy). It will look like this:
Traditional country dances (farandoles, brandi) from County of Nice
<a href="http://mtcn.free.fr/mtcn-traditional-music-midi-farandole.php" title="Traditional country dances (farandoles, brandi) from County of Nice" target="_blank">Traditional country dances (farandoles, brandi) from County of Nice</a>

Web site by

This website respects the copyright. Proposed titles are now out of copyright. Their realization is by means of scheduling in MIDI files and not by means of orignal music; they are not performed nor produced by the artists. Copyright of the works still protected, reproduced on this website with permission of their composer, is reserved. Except authorization, any use of the totality of the multimedia material handed over on the “MTCN” website other than individual and private reproduction and consultation is forbidden.
No animals were harmed during design of this web site. However, I did eat meat several times for lunch.