▁with ▁the ▁French ▁w alt z ▁king , ▁Philippe ▁Mus ard . ▁The ▁out door ▁concert s ▁and ▁balls ▁did ▁not ▁stay ▁in ▁fashion ▁for ▁long ; ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁gard ens ▁began ▁to ▁close ▁after ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁and ▁Mus ard ▁took ▁charge ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁mask ed ▁balls ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Opera . ▁ ▁The ▁rom ance , ▁a ▁song ▁with ▁a ▁simple , ▁tender ▁mel ody , ▁sentiment al ▁words , ▁accompanied ▁on ▁the ▁piano , ▁became ▁the ▁fashion ▁in ▁the ▁Paris ▁sal ons . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁copies ▁were ▁sold ▁by ▁Paris ▁publish ers . ▁ ▁Street ▁music , ▁g og u ettes ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁cab aret ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁the ▁Paris ▁police ▁counted ▁ 2 7 1 ▁wand ering ▁street ▁mus icians , ▁ 2 2 0 ▁salt im ban ques , ▁ 1 0 6 ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁bar b ary ▁organ , ▁and ▁ 1 3 5 ▁it iner ant ▁street ▁sing ers . ▁ ▁The ▁g og u ettes , ▁or ▁working ▁class ▁singing ▁clubs , ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁rooms ▁of ▁cab are ts . ▁The ▁re per toire ▁of ▁popular ▁songs ▁r anged ▁from ▁rom antic ▁to ▁com ic ▁and ▁sat ir ical , ▁to ▁political ▁and ▁revolution ary , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁the ▁musical ▁clubs