Oom pah pah

[tealin]

A shout out to any of my musicologically endowed friends: Do you know the name of the genre of French music usually played on the accordion, usually minor key, and often in 3/4 time, to which much of the Amelie soundtrack belongs? Is this even a genre?

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[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Ahh, see, I got a 'musette' CD from the library and it was French and accordion, but insufferably major key. I think I'm just going to have to but some Tiersen CDs because the libraries don't have any besides Amelie.

[kyla-grievous.livejournal.com]

I forgot to mention that l'absente is also a good album for "sad accordion-like music" But you will recognize some titles that were used for amelie. But he really is amongst one of my favourite composers!

[octaveleap.livejournal.com]

Really? It has its own genre? I just call 'em french waltzes... but it makes sense that it would have its own genre, since it's practically a stereotype for French music.

And I would have to wholeheartedly agree with the general awesomeness of the Amelie soundtrack.

[inkblot-fiend.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love the Amélie soundtrack - I could watch that film all day. Have you ever seen Goodbye, Lenin? I think that has a very similar/identical piece of music in when they go off to the summer house... It's so poingant, so lovely... now I want to watch them both again, dammit.