Georges Matis (18.. – 18 November 1967) was a 20th-century French Singer-songwriter and pianist.
He is mostly remembered for the duet he formed with
Jean Loysel in the 1920s and 1930s as
lyricist
A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment.
Royalties
A lyricist's income derives ...
or composer.
Works
(selection)
''L'Araignée au plafond'' musical comedy (20 December 1928), libretto by
Albert-Jean ; lyrics by Jean Loysel ; music by Jean Loysel and Georges Matis. Reedition
* ''Le Tour d'horizon'' de René Dorin
* ''Le Français mesuré''
* ''Le Bouc à Nanon''
* ''La Première Fois valse''
or voice and piano
* ''Mimi, voici la fin du mois'', valse tendre
* ''L'Oubliée''
* ''Y en a des... java''
or voice and piano
* ''Y a des parasites''
* ''Tout est relatif''
or voice and piano
* ''Théoriquement mélodie''
or voice and piano* ''Ah ! Les fraises et les framboises'' by Serge Plaute, E. Wollf and Georges Matis (old song revived in 1926)
External links
Georges Matiso
Encyclopédie Multimedia de la Comédie Musicale (ECMF)
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French male singer-songwriters
French singer-songwriters
French composers
French lyricists
Date of birth unknown
1967 deaths