Musique Accordéon
Sounds from a French Cafe
Sit street side for a concert of French accordion music. In this presentation, DiGiuseppe shares tunes from the cabarets of Montmartre, through the musettes of Paris, to the songs of famed singer Edith Piaf.
The Musette–A Musical Journey
In the early 1800’s, a wave of emigrants from rural Auvergne flowed into Paris. With them came their bagpipes, called the musette. Over the next 150 years, the term musette gained a new identity, defining a genre rooted in the music of the early musettes, but with new musical influences such as the waltz, polka, and American jazz; social influences derived from the Parisian underworld; and most importantly, the accordion. In this fun and informative concert, DiGiuseppe traces this musical development from the early Auvergnat bagpipe music through the swing musette of Paris.