Crasse-Tignasse UN DRAME MUSICAL INSTANTANÉ

Auvidis U310043 CD audio, 1993

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Nine songs for children who like to be afraid.
" Der Struwwelpeter " by Dr Heinrich HOFFMANN, translated in French by CAVANNA, is the German book for children the most known in the world.

Jean-Jacques BIRGÉ (vocals, synthesizer)
Bernard VITET (vocals, trumpet)
Gérard SIRACUSA (vocals, percussion)
Michel MUSSEAU (piano)

Text : Dr Heinrich Hoffmann (Der Struwwelpeter)
translated in French by Cavana (Ed. École des Loisirs)
Music : Birgé Vitet Siracusa
Recording and live mix : Birgé (Studio GRRR, Paris)
Unidisc-Zéro de Conduite AUVIDIS cd U310043 - mc 2204 Drawings by Valérie Moënne

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n°1 / Crasse-Tignasse / 3'11

Bernard Vitet - vocals
Gérard Siracusa - cans
Michel Musseau -piano
Jean-Jacques Birgé - vocal effects

n°2 / L'histoire du méchant Frédéric / 5'56

Jean-Jacques Birgé - vocals, whip and programming (guitar/bass/piano/cries/dog/accordion with help from Elsa Birgé, Malvina Bali, the dog Pelloche, Michèle Buirette)
Gérard Siracusa - wooden drum, cymbals, tambourine and goat shoes
Bernard Vitet - trumpet

n°3 / La très triste histoire de Pauline et des allumettes / 4'45

Jean-Jacques Birgé - vocals, synthesizer and cheng
Bernard Vitet - flugel horn, cheng and flexatone
Gérard Siracusa - gongs

n°4 / L'histoire de Jean-regarde-en-l'air / 5'10

Bernard Vitet - vocals
Michel Musseau - keyboards
Gérard Siracusa - snare drum
Jean-Jacques Birgé - sounds and programming (piano/organ/guitar/senza/celeste/music box)

n°5 / L'histoire du chasseur féroce / 6'33

Jean-Jacques Birgé - vocals and programming (brass/reeds/strings/senza/percussion)
Gérard Siracusa - snare drum, cymbal, la-la and talking drum
Bernard Vitet - vocal horn

n°6 / L'histoire de Gaspard-mange-ta-soupe / 4'15

Jean-Jacques Birgé - vocals and strings
Gérard Siracusa - vocals and gourd
Michel Musseau - piano
Bernard Vitet - flugel horn

n°7 / L'histoire de Philippe-qui-gigote / 2'50

Gérard Siracusa - vocals and jar

n°8 / L'histoire du suceur de pouce / 6'07

Jean-Jacques Birgé - vocals, synthesizer and corridor
Bernard Vitet - trumpet, reed trumpet and scissors
Gérard Siracusa - bass drum and metals

n°9 / L'histoire de Robert-qui-vole / 3'46

Bernard Vitet - vocals
Gérard Siracusa - glockenspiel
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer