Annotation:Reel des hirondelles
X:1 T:Reel des hirondelles M:3/4 L:1/8 B:J.A. Boucher – “Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (1933, No. 74, p. 39) B:“Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (Nouvelle édition 2018 par Jean Duval) [1] K:G B/A/|GE EF/E/ DG|[M:4/4]G>A B/A/G/A/ BG GB/A/|[M:3/4]GE EF/E/ DG|[M:4/4]G>A B/A/G/A/ BG G| |:B/c/|dd gB BA/G/ AB/c/|d2 g2 fd e/f/g/e/ dB|BA/G/ AB/A/ GE DG|G>A B/A/G/A/ BG G:|
REEL DES HIRONDELLES. French-Canadian, Reel (3/4 and 4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. Researcher Jean Duval finds Boucher's asymmetrical "Reel des hirondelles" to be an adaptation of Scottish fiddler-composer Niel Gow's (1727-1807) "Farewell to Whiskey."
