French Mélodies: Free Sheet Music

French art songs by Fauré, Chaminade, Holmès, Bizet, Viardot and others. This page lists 319 pieces by composers such as Augusta Holmès, Cécile Chaminade, Georges Bizet and Pauline Viardot. Mostly Romantic, Early 20th Century and Classical repertoire. 0 include a printable PDF, 319 editable MusicXML and 0 MIDI. Every score is public domain or openly licensed — free to print, edit and share with students.

319 pieces · 0 PDF · 319 MusicXML · 0 MIDI

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Est. Intermediate Romantic

Hector Berlioz

🎼 Voice / Piano
CC0 · OpenScore Lieder
Est. Intermediate Romantic

Mélanie Bonis

🎼 Voice / Piano
CC0 · OpenScore Lieder

Instruments

Voice & Piano (Art Song) 1,518

Eras

Romantic 1,654Early 20th Century 287Classical 651

Top composers

Augusta Holmès 73Cécile Chaminade 35Georges Bizet 28Pauline Viardot 21Claude Debussy 27Gabriel Fauré 28Marie Jaëll 17Erik Satie 33Lili Boulanger 16Clémence de Grandval 13

More collections

Studies & Teaching Repertoire 271Women Composers 645Famous Song Cycles 120German Lieder 764English Art Songs 333Schubert: Winterreise 24Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin 20Schumann: Dichterliebe 16Schumann: Myrthen 26Schubert: Schwanengesang 14Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39 12Bach: Inventions & Sinfonias 30

Frequently asked questions

Is this french mélodies sheet music really free?

Yes. All 319 scores on this page are public domain or released under open licenses (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA), so you can download, print and copy them for lessons, recitals and classrooms. Downloads unlock with a free email signup.

What file formats can I download?

0 of these pieces include a printable PDF, 319 include an editable MusicXML file (opens in MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius and Dorico) and 0 include a MIDI file for playback. Formats vary by edition.

Do I need to credit anyone?

319 of these scores are public domain or CC0, so no credit is needed.

Which pieces are easiest?

1 pieces here are marked Beginner by our approximate difficulty estimate, which is calculated from the notes in each score (density, fast notes, chords, range and length). Levels are a starting point, not a grade-exam rating.