bal-musette
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thumb|Le Balajo, a famous bal musette on 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 styles were played.
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Within Vinony's link graph, bal-musette is referenced by 86 other articles, and connects out to waltz, bagpipe and hurdy-gurdy.
It is catalogued under topics including 19th-century music genres, Culture articles needing translation from French Wikipedia and French dances.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|Le Balajo, a famous bal musette on 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 styles were played.
==History== Auvergnats settled in large numbers in the 5th, 11th, and 12th districts (arrondissements) of Paris during the 19th century, opening cafés and bars where patrons danced the bourrée to the accompaniment of the cabrette (a bellows-blown bagpipe locally called a "musette") and often the vielle à roue (hurdy-gurdy). Parisian and immigrant Italian musicians who played the accordion adopted the style and established themselves in Auvergnat bars especially in the 19th arrondissement.
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