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coolpianoman

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My son who is an author is writing something set in Paris in 1882 and was wanting to know what might be typically be played around that date so he could have it on in the background to get him in the mood. Any thoughts anyone?

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mysterium

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Re: The music of Paris 1882?

Reply #1 on: October 23, 2014, 06:55:01 PM

You might try some Chaminade, her music always sends me straight to Paris

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stringoverstrung

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Re: The music of Paris 1882?

Reply #2 on: November 20, 2014, 10:41:54 PM

As far as classical goes, you might check out some of the repertoire of Singers of that time although this is a highly hypothetical approach maybe.µ

For example the soprano:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cile_M%C3%A9zeray

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stringoverstrung

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Re: The music of Paris 1882?

Reply #3 on: November 20, 2014, 10:47:18 PM

Apparently the premiere of "Fanfan la tulipe" was on in 1882:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Bouvet

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