Musique pyrotechnique, Charivarique et Diabolique. Simple ménétrier de bastringue, Macaire a compris son époque. Nous ne vivons pas dans un temps d’harmonie, il faut du bruit beaucoup de bruit ! c’est pourquoi Macaire fait des vers charabias, introduit les fusées et les pistolets dans la symphonie et fait de la musique à coup de canon... C’est plus ronflant et surtout plus facile !.. Habitués des cabarets, cafés borgnas,. Chefs d’établissements coulés, directeurs de concerts en plein vent, propriétaires de jardins déserts, Macaire serait votre dieu d’il enfonçait Strauss et Musard comme il enfonce ses créanciers. Baouud ! Baouud ! Pouff! Pouff!! Pââââouff !!!..
Musique pyrotechnique, Charivarique et Diabolique. Simple ménétrier de bastringue, Macaire a compris son époque. Nous ne vivons pas dans un temps d’harmonie, il faut du bruit beaucoup de bruit ! c’est pourquoi Macaire fait des vers charabias, introduit les fusées et les pistolets dans la symphonie et fait de la musique à coup de canon... C’est plus ronflant et surtout plus facile !.. Habitués des cabarets, cafés borgnas,. Chefs d’établissements coulés, directeurs de concerts en plein vent, propriétaires de jardins déserts, Macaire serait votre dieu d’il enfonçait Strauss et Musard comme il enfonce ses créanciers. Baouud ! Baouud ! Pouff! Pouff!! Pââââouff !!!..
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Charivari. Musical fireworks, Charivariesque and Diabolic. Simple fiddler of public music, Macaire has understood his times. We do not live in a time of harmony, it takes a lot of noise a lot of noise ! therefore Macaire composes gibberish in verse, introduces guns and pistols into his symphony and makes music with a canon...... It is more resonant and above all easier !.... Habitants of the cabarets, cafes brothels,.. ruined hears of establishments, directors of outside concerts, proprietors of deserted gardens, Macaire could lead Strauss or Musard like he enforces on his creditors. Boom ! Boom ! Poof! Poof!! Paaaaff !!!...
Description:
Robert Macaire, as orchestra leader, is firing a canon. Robert Macaire may seem to be a realistic figure, however one should remember that in reality he is an artificial personality, created in 1823 by Benjamin Antier for his play „ L’Auberge des Adrets“. The breakthrough came in 1834, when Frédéric Lemaitre used the names of Macaire and his somewhat simple partner Serres-Bertrand for his various comedies in Paris. The figure of Macaire goes back as far as 1371, when - as the legend goes - Aubri de Montdidier, a nobleman from the court of Charles V was assassinated by Macaire. The murder was vindicated by his dog, the only witness of the assassination. A duel between the dog and Macaire, who was armed with a cudgel, should settle the case. The dog killed Macaire, who confessed the murder before he died. Philipon was the author of all the texts of this series. It should be noted that Daumier did not monogram or sign the prints, presumable because Philipon wanted to document his position as author of the texts and as “inventor” of the series.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
4th state.
Published in: November 11, 1838.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
