Periodical

Le Mirliton. Paris: A. Bruant, October? 1885 - April 1906. Bruant's magazine, in which he published his songs.

Songbooks, music

Les bas-fonds de Paris. Paris: Rouff, 1897. 3 volumes; includes music.

Chansons et monologues, Aristide Bruant. Paris: H. Geffroy, 1896-97. 3 volumes; includes music. Issued in 150 issues of 8 pages each.

Dans la rue: chansons & monologues. Paris: A. Bruant, 1889-95. Drawings by Steinlen. 2 volumes; includes music. Third volume, 1905, drawings by Poulbot.

L'Homme aux grands pieds: scène comique. Paris: Ph. Feuchot, 189_? Created by Ducastel at the Eldorado; words by Aristide Bruant; music by Charles Carbonier. 4 pages of music.

Sur la route: chansons et monologues. Paris: A. Bruant, 1897. Drawings by Borgex.

Theatricals, with Arthur Bernède

Aux bat' d'af': drame en 8 tableaux. Paris: A. Bruant, 1906? First presented in Paris at the Théâtre Molière, Dec. 23, 1906. Directed by Clot and Dublay.

Coeur de française: drame en cinq actes et huit tableaux. Paris: Monde Illustré, 1912. Illustrations by Delaroche. First presented in Paris at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu, October 23, 1912. Directed by Hertz and Coquelin.

Dictionary of slang

L'argot au XXe siècle. Dictionnaire français-argot. Published by the author. [Another edition, Paris: E. Flammarion, 1901. According to R. Yve-Plessis, compiled in collaboration with Léon de Bercy.]

See also

Méténier, Oscar. Le chansonnier populaire, Aristide Bruant. Paris: Au Mirliton, 1893. Drawings by Steinlen.

Audio:

Arisitide Bruant dans son cabaret. Paris: Pathé, 196_? 1 disc; French popular songs sung by Aristide Bruant with orchestra.

La belle époque. Patachou sings the songs of Aristide Bruant. Columbia (WL 140), 1958? 1 disc; words and music by Aristide Bruant; French cabaret songs sung by Patachou with Joss Baselli and A. Goraguer and their orchestras.

Du caf' conc' au music-hall. Aristide Bruant chante "Dans la rue." France: EMI/Pathé, 1987. Original recording, 1910.

Germaine Montero chante les chansons d'Aristide Bruant. NY: Electric & Musical Industries Ltd., 1954. 1 disc; avec Philippe Gérard et son ensemble.

A Montmartre. Paris: EPM; Distribution Adès Musidisc, 1994. 2 discs; sung by the composer, recorded 1905-1914.

Paris 1900. Jacques Canetti, 1989. 1 cassette. Livre qui parle (series). Texts of popular songs read by Mouloudji, with accordion interludes by Claude Thomas.

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