Paul Ladmirault
Le Charbonnier
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Paul Ladmirault
Le Charbonnier
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB)
- Composer Paul Ladmirault
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Editions Heugel & Cie
- Order no. HE33624
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Description:
Le Charbonnier is a song for SATB a cappella by Paul Ladmirault. The song was written with a main theme, two variations and a coda, and features a total of 5 verses. The lyrics remind us of a timewhen coal sellers came to town to sell merchandise.
To be sung a cappella, all in andantino, this song is very lyrical and has some polyphonic aspects and some merismas. Each verse contains different lyrics, allrevolving around the coal seller and his life:
- Verse 1: this verse settles the action, with the seller trying to sell coal in the city
- Verse 2: the seller is asked how much is the cost of a poundofcoal
- Verse 3: he is asked where his wife is
- Verse 4: the beauty of his wife is highlighted
- Verse 5: the seller explains why his shirt is so black
Paul Ladmirault (1877-1944) was aFrench composer. He composed numerous pieces including: operas, ballets, orchestral works, chamber music and vocal music.
To be sung a cappella, all in andantino, this song is very lyrical and has some polyphonic aspects and some merismas. Each verse contains different lyrics, allrevolving around the coal seller and his life:
- Verse 1: this verse settles the action, with the seller trying to sell coal in the city
- Verse 2: the seller is asked how much is the cost of a poundofcoal
- Verse 3: he is asked where his wife is
- Verse 4: the beauty of his wife is highlighted
- Verse 5: the seller explains why his shirt is so black
Paul Ladmirault (1877-1944) was aFrench composer. He composed numerous pieces including: operas, ballets, orchestral works, chamber music and vocal music.