Abstract Here is something new. Clérambault in the eighteenth century created children's music out of fables, set to vaudeville tunes and simple arias. The texts by an unknown author are simpler than La Fontaine's. They match well the catchy tunes to which they are put. The result is delightful, not least when OF ends with a vocal sound like a balloon bursting. The disc has twenty such fables and then six instrumental-only tracks for family karaoke. With the disc is a 20-page leaflet including...