Batteux (Le)

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Theme code Index	5L22 5L21
Also known as
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	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4, 2/4, 3/2
History	CANADA(Québec)
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Remon & Bouchard
Book/Manuscript title	Book:25 Crooked Tunes vol. 1: Québec Fiddle Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 5
Year of publication/Date of MS	1996
Artist	Louis Boudreault
Title of recording	Old Time Fiddler of Chicoutimi Québec
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Voyager 322
Year recorded	1977
Media
Score ()

X:1
T:Batteux, Le
M:3/2
L:1/8
R:Reel
Z:Transcribed by Steve Fry from the CD Airs Tordus
K:A
A-|:ABcd [Ae]c [Ae]g|\
M:4/4
L:1/8
(3[Af]ff [Ad]f [Ae]c[Ae]g|(3[Af]ff [Ad]f [Ae]c[Ae]g|
[Aa]e cA [EB]B[GB][EB]|\
M:2/4
L:1/8
[E2B2] cB|\
M:4/4
L:1/8
ABcd [Ae]c [Ae]g|
(3[Af]ff [Ad]f [Ae]c[Ae]g|(3[Af]ff [Ad]f [Ae]c[Ae]g|1 [Aa]ecA (3[EB]BB GB|
M:2/4
L:1/8
A2:|\
M:4/4
L:1/8
|2 [Aa]e cA (3[EB]BB [GB][EB]|\
M:2/4
L:1/8
[A,2E2A2] cA||
M:4/4
L:1/8
|:[A,2E2A2] [Ac]c (3[EB]BB [GB][EB]|\
M:2/4
L:1/8
BA[Ec]A|\
M:4/4
L:1/8
[A,2E2A2] [Ac]A (3[EB]BB [GB][EB]|
M:2/4
L:1/8
[A,2E2A2] [Ec]A|\
M:4/4
L:1/8
[A,2E2A2] [Ac]c (3[EB]BB [EG]B|\
M:2/4
L:1/8
[Ed]B cA|
M:4/4
L:1/8
|1 EAc(A (3B)BB GB|\
M:2/4
L:1/8
AAcA:|\
M:4/4
L:1/8
|2 [A,2E2A2] cA (3[EB]BB [GB][EB]|
M:2/4
L:1/8
[A,4E2A2]||

BATTEUX, LE (The Grain Mill). French-Canadian, Jig (3/2 or 6/4 time). A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Hart & Sandell note the tune was an accompaniment for a dance that was performed at grain-threshing 'bees' (parties).

Source for notated versions: Louis 'Pitou' Boudreault (1905-1988, Saguenay region, Québec) [Hart & Sandell, Remon & Bouchard].

Printed sources: Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 35, p. 66. Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, vol. 1: Québec Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1996; No. 5.

Recorded sources: Green Linnett GLCD 3042, La Bottine Souriante - "Chic & Swell" (1988. Learned from Louis "Pitou" Boudreault). 30 Below TB 001CD, Les têtes de violon (Bouchard et al) - "Airs Tordus/Crooked Tunes" (1998). Voyager 322, Louis Boudreault - "Old Time Fiddler of Chicoutimi, Québec" (1977, 1993).

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