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La Dominicale
La Dominicale or Société des dominicaux was an 18th-century goguette (singing society), founded in 1759 and active for many years. It disappeared during the French Revolution after counting among its ranks Jean-Joseph Vadé (died 1757) and Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (died 1777). Its longevity was not exceptional; other singing societies, such as the ''Goguette des Joyeux, Joyeux'' in Belleville, Paris or the ''Goguette de la Lice chansonnière, Lice chansonnière'', for example, also existed for a long time. Description of la Dominicale Arthur Dinaux wrote: :M. Louis, famous surgeon, met ''every Sunday'' for dinner as cheerful as he was. This meeting, known as the Dominicale , was increased by the admission of some debris from the Société du Caveau#Deuxième société du Caveau (1759–1789), seconde société du Caveau. Of all the chansonnières societies, the Dominicale is perhaps the only one which derogated from the law that all had been made, we do not know f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goguette
A Goguette was a singing society in France and Belgium, and its members were called ''goguettiers''. As well as providing venues for informal solo and ensemble singing, goguettes also served as places for drinking, socialising, and recreation. Goguettes can trace their history back to 1729 and the "'' Société du Caveau''" in Paris, founded by poet and chansonnier Pierre Gallet (1698–1757), but their heyday was in the years 1818–1900. They can still be found today. In the early 19th century, goguettes met in the premises of cafés and restaurants, and provide a space for their members (for a small fee) to sing in public or to have their own compositions sung. Songs would explore well-worn epicurean themes such as drinking and eating, though political and social songs also played an important part. Open to all social ranks, in practice they tended to attract literate men from the artisan class; they were also associated with revolutionary politics and were carefully monitored b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
