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  2. Bal-musette - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. 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

  4. 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 .

  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. Tony Muréna - Wikipedia

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    - 1957 - Les quatre As du Musette (Disques Festival, FLD 26) with André Verchuren, Louis Ledrich, Louis Ferrari. - 1963 - Tangos et Paso-Dobles ( Odeon Records , XOC 1022) with Jo Privat. - 1974 - Paris Musette ( Barclay , 80.907 / 908) with Marcel Azzola, Claude Chevalier, Gus Viseur.

  7. Music in Paris - Wikipedia

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    Music school students play on a Paris square Concert at a Paris club, LaPlage de Glazart. Music in the city of Paris, France, includes a variety of genres, from opera and symphonic music to musical theater, jazz, rock, rap, hip-hop, the traditional Bal-musette and gypsy jazz, and every variety of world music, particularly music from Africa and North Africa. such as the Algerian-born music ...

  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. Amélie (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

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    Amélie is the soundtrack album to the 2001 film of the same name.. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was introduced to the accordion and piano-driven music of Yann Tiersen by his production assistant.