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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.
C'était un jour de fête: 1941: C'est un monsieur très distingué: 1941: J'ai dansé avec l'Amour: From the film Montmartre-sur-Seine: 1941: Tu es partout: From the film Montmartre-sur-Seine: 1941: L'Homme des bars: 1941: Le Vagabond: 1942: Jimmy, c'est lui: 1942: Un coin tout bleu (from the film Montmartre-sur-Seine: 1942: Sans y penser ...
"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.
Aside from playing the organ and composing music, Corrette organized concerts and taught music. He wrote nearly twenty music method books for various instruments—the violin, cello, bass, flute, recorder, bassoon, harpsichord, harp, mandolin, voice and more—with titles such as l'Art de se perfectionner sur le violon (The Art of Playing the Violin Perfectly), le Parfait Maître à chanter ...
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.
At the age of eight, he conducted his own choral work Beatus Vir.. Daquin's surviving music includes four harpsichord suites, the c.1757 Nouveau livre de noëls for organ and harpsichord (settings of Christmas carols, which include some of his harpsichord improvisations), a cantata, an air à boire, and manuscripts of two Masses, a Te Deum, a Miserere, and Leçons de Ténèbres.