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Theme code Index	531H 6622
Also known as	Contredanse à Pitou (La)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada
Genre/Style	Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	CANADA(Québec)
Structure	AA'BB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Remon & Bouchard
Book/Manuscript title	Book:25 Crooked Tunes vol. 2: Québec Fiddle Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1
Year of publication/Date of MS	1997
Artist	Louis Boudreault
Title of recording	Old Time Fiddler of Chicoutimi Québec
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Voyager 322
Year recorded	1977
Media
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CONTREDANSE [2], LA. AKA - "Contredanse à Pitou (La)." French-Canadian, Reel. Canada, Québec. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. A 'crooked' tune. "La contredanse" is a specific dance associated with the Sanguenay region of Québec. The title comes from the English term 'country dance.' Theme coding is complicated by the fact that the first measure is in 3/2 time while the second is in cut time.

Source for notated version: Louis "Pitou" Boudreault (1905-1988), via fiddler Lisa Ornstein [Remon & Bouchard].

Printed source: Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, vol. 2: Québec Fiddle Tunes), 1997; No. 1.

Recorded sources: Voyager 322, Louis Boudreault - "Old Time Fiddler of Chicoutimi, Québec" (1977, 1993). Les Tétes de violon - "Le Talencourt." 30 Below TB 001CD, Les têtes de violon (Bouchard et al) - "Airs Tordus/Crooked Tunes" (1998).

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