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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
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.
In 1932 Muréna began to play the bandoneón in tango orchestras, including that of Rafael and Eduardo Bianco Canaro, at French clubs including La Boule Noire, Java, The Silhouette, Balajo (rue de Lappe), Pré Catelan and Ciro's. He also toured in South America, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
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.
Le Bestiaire, ou le Cortège d'Orphée pour Baryton et Orchestre de Chambre, FP 15a (poems by Apollinaire) (I: Le dromadaire II: La chèvre du Thibet III: La sauterelle IV: Le dauphin V: L'écrevisse VI: La carpe) (1918–1919)
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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 ...
Balfolk (from French: bal folk, meaning a folk ball) is a dance event for folk dance and folk music in a number of European countries, mainly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Poland. It is also known as folk bal. Bal deus DEM de Tolosa - Trad'envie 2015