Bal-musette, a traditional style of French popular music and dance
Nakayama's music is introduced as blended world accordion music, Gypsy Jazz, Musette, Tango etc. and her voice is advertised as "miracle voice" by record label.
Bal-musette | Musette | musette | ''Gaspard de Gueidan playing the musette de cour'', painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud |
Among her recent roles have been Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata, Gilda in Rigoletto, Musette in Puccini's La Boheme and Michaela in Bizet's Carmen produced by Columbia Artists Management.
For the gala re-opening of La Vie de Bohème at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in 1875, Granier appeared in Act I as Musette, singing "La Jeunesse et l'amour" (with words by Meilhac and music by Massenet); likewise a song for Esmeralda "Mon père est oyseau, ma mère est oyselle" was composed by Massenet in 1879 for her appearance in Notre-Dame de Paris.
The musette bechonnet is a type of French bagpipe which takes its name from its creator, Joseph Bechonnet (1820-1900 AD) of Effiat.
The American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman often played the suona in his performances, calling it a "musette."