Annotation:Marche St-Jean
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MARCHE ST-JEAN. French-Canadian, March (6/8 time). D Major (Begin): A Major (Carlin). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABA' (Begin): AA'BB' (Carlin). Recorded in the 1920's by French-Canadian accordion player Biography:Alfred Montmarquette (1871-1944), a self-taught musician who, although born in New York, made his home in Montréal for most of his life.
Source for notated version: Montreal button-accordion player Philippe Bruneau [Bégin].
Printed sources: Bégin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 2, p. 10. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 96, p. 61.
Recorded sources: Folkways RBF111, Alfred Mommarquette - "Masters of French-Canadian Music, vol. 2" (1980). Old Hat Music OH!02, "The Old Hat Dance Band" (1992).
See also listing at:
Eric Lortie's Identitairs Québécois [1]
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