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MARCHE DU SIFFLEUR (Whistler's March). AKA and see "Limoilou," "Reel de Limoilou," "Reel St-Antoine (2)," "Whistler (The)." Canadian, March (2/4 time); American, Polka. G Major (Miller & Perron): D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB'. The march was composed by Montreal accordinon player and composer Alfred Montmarquette (1871–1944), who recorded it in 1930 ("Accordéon & Castagnettes, avec siffleur"). Harmonica player Henri Lacroix recorded a version five years later (1935) as "Reel St-Antoine (2)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 59 (appears as "The Whistler").

Recorded sources: Starr 15692-B (78 RPM), Alfred Montmarquette (with Édouard Bolduc, Médart Levert, and Adélard St-Jean) (1930).

See also listing at:
See standard notation transcription at Identitairs Québécois [1]
Hear Montmarquette's 1930 recording at the Public Domain Media Database [2]

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-'''MARCHE DU SIFFLEUR''' (Whistler's March). AKA and see "[[Limoilou]]," "[[Reel St-Antoine (2)]]," "[[Whistler (The)]]." Canadian, March (2/4 time); American, Polka. G Major (Miller & Perron): D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB'. The march was composed by Montreal accordinon player and composer Alfred Montmarquette (1871–1944), who recorded it in 1930 ("Accordéon & Castagnettes, avec siffleur"). Harmonica player Henri Lacroix recorded a version five years later (1935) as "[[Reel St-Antoine (2)]]."
+'''MARCHE DU SIFFLEUR''' (Whistler's March). AKA and see "[[Limoilou]]," "[[Reel de Limoilou]]," "[[Reel St-Antoine (2)]]," "[[Whistler (The)]]." Canadian, March (2/4 time); American, Polka. G Major (Miller & Perron): D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB'. The march was composed by Montreal accordinon player and composer Alfred Montmarquette (1871–1944), who recorded it in 1930 ("Accordéon & Castagnettes, avec siffleur"). Harmonica player Henri Lacroix recorded a version five years later (1935) as "[[Reel St-Antoine (2)]]."
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