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  2. Bal-musette - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of French inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Bal-musette: 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 replaced with accordion, on which a variety of waltzes, polkas, and other dance styles were played for dances. Cabaret by Rodolphe Salis in 1881 in Paris.

  4. Émile Vacher - Wikipedia

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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

  5. Music of France - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Music of Auvergne - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  7. Dance organ - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  8. A Guide to Hollywood Stars’ Children Who’ve Debuted at the Le ...

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    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 ...

  9. Musette - Wikipedia

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    Musette bressane, a type of French bagpipe; Oboe musette or piccolo oboe, the smallest member of the oboe family; Suona, a type of Chinese sorna (double-reeded horn) Bal-musette, a style of French instrumental music and dance that first became popular in the 1880s; Tablature#Musette tablature, a form of musical notation