Pierre-Joseph Charrin (2 February 1784 – 25 April 1863) was a 19th-century French poet,
chansonnier, playwright and
goguettier.
He was a member of the ''
Caveau moderne'' and founder, in 1813, of the ''
Soupers de Momus''.
[Charrin annonce sa qualité de fondateur des ''Soupers de Momus'' on the cover of the ]
Album poétique, ou Choix de romances et de chansons des auteurs les plus connus, recueillies par J.-P. Charrin, Membre de plusieurs Académies, Convive, Fondateur des Soupers de Momus.
' The initials of the two names have been reversed here by mistake.
14 August 1814, he was received in the ''
Caveau lyonnais''.
On that occasion he wrote reception couplets.
In 1815, in collaboration with César de Proisy d'Eppe, Alexis Eymery, René Perrin and Joseph Tastu, he was one of the five editors of the
''Dictionnaire des girouettes, ou Nos contemporains peints d'après eux-mêmes ... par une société de girouettes...''' This 444 pages book which stigmatized the opportunists of the period 1789-1815, including illustrious members of the ''Caveau moderne'' such as
Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis and
Emmanuel Dupaty
Louis Emmanuel Dupaty (31 July 1775 – 30 July 1851) was a French playwright, naval officer, chansonnier, journalist and administrator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. His brother was the sculptor Louis Dupaty.
Works
;Theatre
* ''Figaro, ...
, contributed to the demise of that society in 1817.
Selected works
;Poetry
*1808
''Le Cimetière de village ; Tobie, ou les Captifs de Ninive ; mes Loisirs''*1817: ''le Passe-temps''
*1825: ''Album poétique''.
;Theatre
;Songs
*1816: ''L'Enfant lyrique du Carnaval'', published by Ourry, includes the song ''Les Amours d'un jeune Tambour''. It was wrongly attributed to M. Delorme.
*1817
''Les Passe-Tems d'un momusien, ou Chansons et poésies''by P.-J. Charrin
*1817
''Les soirées de famille'' Tome 1, contes, nouvelles, traits historiques et anecdotes ; recueil philosophique, moral et divertissant
*
Les Passe-Tems d'un momusien, ou Chansons et poésies' de P.-J. Charrin, Membre de plusieurs Académies, Convive des soupers de Momus, etc. Ornés de 4 Gravures et de 8 Airs notés. Locard et Davi éditeurs, Paris 1817, 201 pages.
* The collection by Théophile-Marion Dumersan and Noël Ségur, ''Chansons nationales et populaires de France précédées d'une Histoire de la chanson française et accompagnées de notes historiques et littéraires'' , 17th edition, reworked ans augmented, Garnier frères éditeur, Paris 1866, contains 12 songs by Pierre-Joseph Charrin.
Pages containing references of the 12 songs from Charrin
See also
* Goguette
A Goguette was a singing society in France and Belgium, and its members were called ''goguettiers''. As well as providing venues for informal solo and ensemble singing, goguettes also served as places for drinking, socialising, and recreation.
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References
Sources
* ''La Muse gauloise. Journal de la chanson par tous et pour tous.'', numéro 8, 15 juin 1863.
External links
Pierre Joseph Charrin
on data.bnf.fr
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19th-century French poets
19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
French chansonniers
Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
1784 births
Writers from Lyon
1863 deaths