Plaisir d'Amour is a popular song written in 1784. The music was composed by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816), a French composer born in Germany, using the lyrics from a poem by the French writer Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. "Plaisir d'Amour" means "Pleasure of love" so this is a love song, and is still quite well known today. It has been recorded by many artists over the years, it was orchestrated in 1859 by Hector Berlioz, and it was used in the film "The Heiress" among others. But another reason for its familiarity and longevity is that it seems to have inspired the Elvis Presley song "Can't Help Falling in Love" which it resembles. Elvis recorded this latter song for the movie Blue Hawaii and it was included on the soundtrack album of the same name.
This arrangement is for Violin and Piano, and you can scroll down this page to see the video and sheet music or play the audio. The appropriate download links are also in the left-hand menu. On mfiles we also have alternative arrangements for Clarinet and Piano, Piano Solo, a simplified version for Intermediate Piano and the original song in Piano Vocal format with lyrics.
Here is a video of Plaisir d'Amour for Violin and Piano:
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