Frédéric Bérat [SEP] native language
Frédéric Bérat
Frédéric Bérat (Rouen, 11 March 1801 – Paris, 2 December 1855) was a French composer and songwriter. He is the writer of "Ma Normandie" which is used as the National Anthem of Jersey, and sometimes as the unofficial Norman anthem.
surviving attempt at composing - not as a student exercise but on his own, during a summer holiday visit to his native Honfleur in Normandy. It was the only music he would ever compose in his hometown.
The breezy, irony-free optimism of the nine-bar "Allegro" is uncharacteristic of Satie's subsequent work. It is a musical postcard of sorts, quoting the well-known song "Ma Normandie" (1836) by Frédéric Bérat. A snatch of the refrain, the lyrics of which are