One notable example is Franz Liszt, who composed a piece titled "L'été de tous les chagrins" (S. 366, also known as "Mephisto Waltz No. 1" or simply "Mephisto Waltz"). However, it's worth noting that this piece is more commonly known by one of its other titles.

If the piece was composed after 1929 and the composer died less than 70 years ago (or is still alive), IMSLP likely cannot host it legally. Contemporary French composers like Henri Dutilleux (died 2013) or Pascal Dusapin (born 1955) have works under copyright.

When a user enters a messy, partial, or non-English query like l'été de tous les chagrins, the system would:

A famous work with a similar emotional arc is "L'Après-midi d'un faune" (afternoon, not summer) or "Les Nuits d'été" by Hector Berlioz (summer nights, not all sorrows). Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été Op. 7 is a song cycle about love and loss, but its songs include "Villanelle" (cheerful), "Le Spectre de la rose" (bittersweet), and "Absence" (true sorrow). No single song is called "L'Été de tous les chagrins."

Given the lack of a direct hit on IMSLP, there are three likely explanations for a search for this title:

If you believe the work exists but under a different name, try these search strategies on IMSLP:

| If you recall... | Try searching for... | |----------------|----------------------| | A sad summer theme | "Les Saisons" (The Seasons) – by Tchaikovsky or Glazunov | | French melody, sorrow | "Chagrin" or "Tristesse" – e.g., Chopin’s Étude Op. 10 No. 3 (sometimes called "Tristesse") | | Vocal work with "été" | "Chansons des saisons" or "Nuit d'étoiles" (Debussy) | | Piano piece, melancholic | "Clair de lune" (Debussy), "Une barque sur l'océan" (Ravel) |

If you are certain the piece exists and has a composer: