Xavier Privas
Antoine Paul Taravel, known as Xavier Privas (27 September 1863 – 6 February 1927) was a French singer, poet, goguettier and composer.
Xavier Privas

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- Name
- Xavier Privas
- Born
- 27 September 1863
- Birthplace
- Lyon, France
- Died
- 6 February 1927
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Singer, poet and composer
- Full name
- Antoine Taravel.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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Antoine Paul Taravel, known as Xavier Privas (27 September 1863 – 6 February 1927) was a French singer, poet, goguettier and composer.
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• Name — Xavier Privas • Born — 27 September 1863 • Birthplace — Lyon, France • Died — 6 February 1927 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Singer, poet and composer
Life
Life
Antoine Paul Taravel was born in Lyon on 27 September 1863. He made his debut in the goguette of the Caveau Lyonnais in 1888, where he obtained great success. He was named "prince of songwriters" in 1899. He was a member of the Paris goguette of Le Cornet. He died in Paris on 6 February 1927. Since 1929 there has been a rue Xavier Privas the 5th arrondissement of Paris and in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon.
Songbooks
Songbooks
• Illustration — Xavier Privas in 1913 • Chansons chimériques, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1897 Texte en ligne sur Gallica • Sommeil blanc, pantomime en 1 acte, argument de Xavier Privas, musique de Louis Huvey, Paris, Imprimerie E. Marcilly, 1899 • Chansons vécues, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1903 Texte en ligne sur Gallica • L'Amour chante, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1904 • Chansons des enfants du peuple, poésies et musique de Xavier Privas, Paris, J. Rueff, 1905 • La Chanson sentimentale, Paris, Librairie L. Vanier, 1906 Texte en ligne sur Gallica • La Chanson des heures, poésie et musique, Paris, La Librairie mondiale, 1907 Texte en ligne sur Gallica • Chansons enfantines, 15 chansons et rondes, avec jeux sur les rondes, avec Francine Lorée-Privas, Paris, Dorbon aîné, 1913 • La Douce chanson, 50 chansons, poésie et musique, avec Francine Lorée-Privas, Paris, Dorbon aîné, 1913 • Chansons françaises, poésie et musique, avec Francine Lorée-Privas, Paris, E. Figuière, 1919 • Au pays des fées, avec Francine Lorée-Privas, Paris, Delagrave, 5 fasc., 1922 • Trente ans de chansons, Paris, E. Figuière, 2 vol., 1927-1932 • La Chanson de Lyon, Lyon, P. Masson, 1928
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2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
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16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Recordings
• Title — Disk — Date • La Ronde des heures — APGA 1411 — December 1906 • Chanson des chimères — APGA 1412 — December 1906 • Le Vrai devoir — APGA 1413 — December 1906 • La Vraie bonté — APGA 1414 — December 1906 • Le Travail — APGA 1415 — December 1906 • Grand'-mères — APGA 1416 — December 1906 • Chanson douloureuse — APGA 1417 — December 1906 • Le Testament de Pierrot — APGA 1419 — December 1906 • Le Coffret — APGA 1420 — December 1906 • La Chanson des heures — APGA 1421 — December 1906 • Chanson d'adieu — APGA 1423 — December 1906 • La Chanson sentimentale — APGA 1424 — December 1906 • Promenade en mer — APGA 1425 — December 1906 • Les Remords — APGA 1427 — December 1906 • Thuriféraires — APGA 1428 — December 1906 • Coucher de soleil — APGA 1429 — December 1906 • Nini, c'est fini — APGA 1430 — December 1906 • Les Ruines — APGA 2094 — March 1909 • La Vraie justice — APGA 2095 — March 1909 • Berceuse des hirondelles — APGA 2115 — 1909 • Les Marionnettes — APGA 2116 — 1909 • Berceuse du clair de lune — APGA 2117 — 1909 • Conseils à Toto — APGA 2118 — 1909 • Noël pour tous — APGA 2119 — 1909 • La Révolte — APGA 2120 — 1906

Xavier Privas Catalog. Louis Digoudé-Diodet Publisher - Verso Stances à l'Aimée. Song by Xavier Privas. Provisional dating by year of medieval deposit (research in progress).
Éliane Daphy / Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Anthropologie du Contemporain / National Center for Scientific Research · Catalogue Xavier Privas. Louis Digoudé-Diodet Éditeur - Verso Stances à l'Aimée. Chanson de Xavier Privas

Sujet: Feuilles Représentations végétales -- 1870-1913 Référence bibliographique: Leroy-Crèvecoeur, 54 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire: FranceJp0 Couverture
Auriol, George (1863-1938). Lithographe · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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