Annotation:Marche Cécilia
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MARCHE CÉCILIA. AKA and see "Elmer's Tune." French-Canadian, Polka and Galope. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed and recorded by accordion great Alfred Montmarquette (1877-1944) in the early 1930's. The liner notes to Labbé's album indicate the tune is a Galope and Polka at the same time, and that it was one of Montmarquette's most successful recordings.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: Gabriel Labbé et al - "Hommage à Alfred Montmarquette" (1995). Starr 19026 (78 RPM), Alfred Montmarquette (early 1930's).
See also listing at:
Eric Lortie's Identitairs Québécois [1]
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