Nicolas Brazier

Nicolas Brazier

Nicolas Brazier (17 February 1783, Paris – 18 February 1838) was a French chansonnier and vaudevillist.

Life

Although his father was a boarding school master and the author of multiple school manuals, Brazier's education was however strongly neglected due to the French Revolution. At first a jeweller's apprentice, then employed in the "Droits réunis" (the French indirect taxes administration of the time), he showed a talent for verse and was encouraged and guided by Armand Gouffé. Following his first success at the Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques, in 1803, he left his job to devote himself to chansons and to the theatre, following courses at school to fill in the gaps in his education.

His witty, spirited and lively chansons often proved popular, though the vulgarity of his style has led to them being forgotten. The Société du Caveau keeps their memory alive.

Brazier collaborated on over 200 witty vaudeville pieces, above all on the couplets. His collaborators included Dumersan, Désaugiers, Merle, Mélesville, Théaulon, Carmouche, etc. The best known of his pieces are : le Soldat laboureur ; les Cuisinières ; les Bonnes d’enfants ; le Ci-devant jeune homme ; Le Coin de rue ; Les Cuisinières ; Préville et Taconnet ; la Carte à payer ; La Laitière de Montfermeil ; le Savetier et le Financier ; Je fais mes farces ; le Philtre champenois ; etc.

Brainaier также написал Histoire des Petits Théâtres de Paris (Paris, 1838, 2 тома IN-8), легкую, забавную, полезную и любопытную хронику, несмотря на свои ошибки. Помимо коллекции Chanson в честь бурбонов , под названием сувениров De Dix Ans (Paris, 1824), выживают два издания его других куплетов (Париж, 1835, 1836). Он написал в «Верт-Верт», серию статей о « Аббациях Les Abbés Shansonniers» и т. Д.

Источники

• Густав Ваперо , Универсальный словарь литературы , Париж, Хахетт, 1876, с. 322

Внешние ссылки

• Николас Брейнер на César