Aristide Bruant
Aristide Bruant , fully Louis Armand Aristide Bruant (born May 6, 1851 in Courtenay (Loiret) , † February 10, 1925 in Paris ) was a French cabaret singer, writer, comedian and nightclub owner who was known through the posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec , on which he can be seen as a man in a red scarf and black coat, became very famous.
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His life
After the death of his father, Bruant left his hometown at the age of fifteen to find a job. His way led him to the Parisian bohemian district of Montmartre , where he preferred to stay in the working class bistros, where he was then given the opportunity to demonstrate his musical talent. Although he came from a middle-class family, he soon adopted the coarse language that was spoken in his favorite places and also used it in songs that tell of the struggles of the poor.
His career
Bruant began performing in café concerts and developed a vocal and comedy performance that led to contractual appearances at the famous Le Chat Noir club . Dressed in a red sweater, a black velvet jacket, high boots and a long red scarf, he soon became a star of Montmartre under the stage name Aristide Bruant. When Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec began appearing in cabarets and clubs, Bruant became one of the first to befriend the painter.
In 1885 Bruant opened his own club on Montmartre, which he called Le Mirliton (the flute). It was the former premises of the first Le Chat Noir , a legendary club on 84 Boulevard Rochechouart (today a plaque commemorates it). The Chat Noir moved to 12 Rue Victor-Masse due to tangible disputes with the local criminal scene, and Bruant took over the old eatery. Although he hired other artists there, he also gave his own singing performances. The entertainment master was notorious for his insults to the mostly bourgeois audience, for whom these events were nevertheless a great attraction.
Aristide Bruant died in Paris and was buried in the Subligny cemetery.
Honors
- The rue Aristide Bruant in Paris ( 18th arrondissement ) was named in his honor.
Works (selection)
- Songs
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- Books
- Dans la Rue, Chansons & Monologues . Designs by Théophile Steinlen . Paris undated (1888). Aristide Bruan Auteur-Éditeur, Boulevard Rochechouart, 84th Édition Définitive.
- At Montmartre. Chansons and monologues . Böhlau, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-205-00569-4 .
- Dans la rue. Chansons & monologues . Éditions Ressouvenances, Cœuvres-et-Valsery 2008 (2 vols.)
- 2008, ISBN 978-2-84505-050-1 .
- 2008, ISBN 978-2-84505-051-8 .
- Fantaisie triste et autres poèmes autres chansons . L'Atelier des Brisants, Mont-de-Marsan 2000, ISBN 2-84623-004-8 .
- Sur la route . Éditions Ressouvenances, Cœuvres-et-Valsery 1997, ISBN 2-904429-86-7 (reprint of the edition Château-de-Courtenay 1896).
- Denis Delaplace (ed.): L'argot au XXe siècle. Édition inversée et raisonnée du dictionnaire français-argot (1901 et 1905) . Éditions Classiques Garnier, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-8124-0040-7 (together with Léon de Bercy)
- La loupiote. Novel . Tallandier, Paris 1908.
- Tete de Boche. Novel . Tallandier, Paris 1919.
- Mme de Boche. Novel . Tallandier, Paris 1919.
- Plays
- L'homme aux grands pieds. Scène comique . Paris 1900.
- Coeur de française. Drame en cinq actes . Paris 1911.
literature
- Francis Carco: La Belle Époque au temps de Bruant . 10th edition Gallimard, Paris 1954.
- Denis Delaplace: Bruant et l'argotographie française. “L'argot au XXe siècle” (1901) . Éditions Champion, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-7453-1016-X (preface by Jean Pruvost).
- Peter Hawkins: Chanson. The French singer-songwriter from Aristide to the present day . Ashgate Publ., Aldershot 2000, ISBN 0-7546-0102-1 .
- Pascal Lainé : Fleur de pavé. Novel sur un thème d'Aristide Bruant . Fayard, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-213-59597-6 .
- Jeanne Landre: Aristide Bruant . NSE, Paris 1930.
- Henri Marc: Aristide Bruant. Le maître de la rue . Éditions France-Empire, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-7048-0621-7 .
- Marcel Mouloudji: Aristides Bruant (Poésie et Chansons; Vol. 18). Seghers, Paris 1972.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Former title: L'Argot au XXe siècle. Dictionnaire français-argot , EA Paris 1901.
Web links
- Peter Panter : Aristide Bruant . In: Vossische Zeitung from January 7, 1925 (discusses one of his last appearances).
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| SURNAME | Bruant, Aristide |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bruant, Louis Armand Aristide (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cabaret singer, writer, comedian and nightclub owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Courtenay (Loiret) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1925 |
| Place of death | Paris |