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Émile Vacher (May 7, 1883 - April 8, 1969) was a French accordionist associated with, and often deemed the creator of, the bal-musette genre. [ 1 ] Discography 78s
Le Balajo, a famous bal musette on Rue de Lappe in Paris (1936) Bal-musette is a style of French instrumental music and dance that first became popular in Paris in the 1880s. Although it began with bagpipes as the main instrument, this instrument was eventually replaced by the accordion , on which a variety of waltzes, polkas, and other dance ...
Un coin tout bleu (from the film Montmartre-sur-Seine: 1942: Sans y penser: 1942: Un monsieur me suit dans la rue: 1943: J'ai qu'à l'regarder... 1943: Le Chasseur de l'hôtel: 1943: C'était une histoire d'amour: 1943: Le Brun et le Blond: 1943: Monsieur Saint-Pierre: 1943: Coup de Grisou: 1943: De l'autre côté de la rue: 1943: La Demoiselle ...
"Le bon roi Dagobert" (French for "The good king Dagobert") is a French satirical anti-monarchical and anti-clerical song written around 1787. [1] It references two historical figures: the Merovingian king Dagobert I (c. 600–639) and his chief advisor, Saint Eligius (Éloi) (c. 588–660), the bishop of Noyon .
Musette is a style of French music and dance that became popular in Paris in the 1880s. Musette uses the accordion as main instrument, and often symbolizes the French art of living abroad. Émile Vacher (1883-1969) was the star of the new style. [2] Other popular musette accordionists include Aimable Pluchard, Yvette Horner and André Verchuren.
"Marche Henri IV", alternatively "Vive Henri IV" or "Vive le roi Henri", is a popular French song celebrating King Henry IV of France (also known as Le Bon Roi Henri, "Good King Henry"). The melody was heard of as early as 1581, when it was mentioned in the book of Christmas songs of Christophle de Bordeaux, under the name "Chant de la
Antonio Muréna was born in Borgo Val di Taro, Italy.His family emigrated to France in 1923 and settled in Nogent-sur-Marne.His uncle gave him his first accordion and he began a performing career assisted by his cousin Louis Ferrari.
Huskinson, John. 1977. "'Les Ordinaires de la Musique du Roi': Michel de La Barre, Marin Marais et les Hotteterre, d'après un tableau du début du XVIIIe siècle". Recherches sur la musique française classique 17:15–30. Sillanolli, Marie-Hélène. 1984. La vie et l’œuvre de Michel de La Barre, flûtiste de la chambre et compositeur du ...