Od les goguettes do kabaretów, czyli o zależnościach między polską i francuską piosenką kabaretową z przełomu XIX / XX wieku
From the les goguettes to cabarets — ab out the relationship between a French and Polish cabaret song in the years 1881–1911

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the problem of the historical transformation of French and Polishcabaret songs at the turn of the 20th century and the consequent changes in relationsbetween the two cultural circles. The work is focused not only on a comparative analysisof the text and music material from Parisian and Polish cabarets, but also takes intoaccount the sociological context of their functioning. This allows the reader to understandsimilarities and differences in the creation and development of cabaret life in France andPoland. The article analyzes in detail a unique method used to disseminate songs in France(by the societies of singers called les goguettes, les cafés chantants, les cafés-concerts andcabarets) and the absence of such the phenomenon in Poland. It is shown that thesecultural incompatibilities may be one of reasons for the gradual movement of Polishauthors and artists away from the conventional and aesthetic style, adopted initially fromthe Parisian cabarets that were perceived as model ones in Europe (eg. Le Chat Noir orLe Mirliton).

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