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GIGUE DES CAPUCHONS (Hood Dance). AKA - "Reel des capuchons," "Capuchons' reel." French-Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A capuchon is an item of apparel-a hood that covers the head. Source Joseph Allard (1873-1947) played the tune 'square' (i.e. equal parts of equal measures), however, Rémi Laporte played the tune with a measure of 9/8 at the beginning of the second part.

Source for notated version: fiddler Rémi Laporte (Saint-Liguori, Québec) [Hart & Sandell].

Printed sources: Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 11, p. 45.

Recorded sources: Victor 263909 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1933).

See also listing at:
Hear Allard's recording at The Virtual Gramophone [1]
Eric Lortie's Identitairs Québécois [2]




Tune properties and standard notation