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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 styles were played.
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
The influence of Antoine Bouscatel led to bal-musette incorporating the Italian accordion, which soon came to dominate the music. This is the period that produced internationally known masters like Léon Chanal , Emile Vacher and Martin Cayla .
A Mortier dance hall organ at the Great Dorset Steam Fair At Museum Speelklok in Utrecht Decap Dance Organ "De Kempenaer" (1938 Made by Belgian Decup) on Rokko Forest Sound Museum in Kobe, Japan A dance organ ( French : Orgue de danse ) is a mechanical organ designed to be used in a dance hall or ballroom .
He first performed on banjo in the bal-musette groups of Michel Péguri and Albert Carrara. In 1931, he joined the jazz ensemble of double-bassist Louis Vola. In 1934, Chaput and Vola joined the Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and Joseph Reinhardt. He performed as a rhythm guitarist on many of the ...
Solo cellist of the Concerts Colonne, the Concerts Lamoureux and the Concerts de Monte-Carlo, Gillet obtained a great success with his operetta La Fille de la mère Michel, [3] with a libretto by Daniel Riche in 1893 as well as with his piece Loin du bal (1888) that can be heard in the feature film The Dancing Masters with Laurel and Hardy in 1943.
The Le Bal des Débutantes is the chance for Hollywood and the world’s elite to introduce their darling daughters to society. Le Bal, as it is informally known, was first organized by Ophélie ...
Java takes the form of a fast waltz, with the dancers dancing very close to one another, taking small steps to advance. Men will often place both their hands on their partner's buttocks while dancing. Naturally, this led some of the more respectable bal-musette dance halls banning java.