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X:1 T:Gigue double [2] S:fiddler Édouard Richard (1934-2019, Grande-Vallée, Gaspé) M:3/2 L:1/8 N:ADae tuning (fiddle). Drone on low 'A' throughout 'C' part. N:The 'A' part measures are sometimes less, sometimes more, and since N:tune is vehicle for solo step-dancing this does not throw off dancers (who N:dance to the beat, not the measure). D:Édouard Richard - "Musique gaspésienne" (2000) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D P:A Sdfdf {ga}gefd eecA|dddd {Bc}BA[Dd]B [DA]AF-D|dfdf {f}gefd eecA|dfdf {ga}gefd [DA]AF-D| dfdf {ga}gefd ec-Ac|df[df]d {Bc}BA [Dd]B [DA]AF-D|dfdf {ga}gefd ec-Ac|dfdf {ga}gefd [DA]AF-D| dfdf {ga}gefd eecA|dddd {Bc}BAd(B/4c/4B/ A)AFD|dfdf {ga}gefd ec-Ac| P:B defg afdf ecec|d(efg) afdf ecec|defg [A2a2] ([DA]B) AGFD|| P:C A,D(DE) FDFD EGFD|A,D(DE) FAAB AGFD|A,D(DE) FDF/E/D EGFD|1A,D(DE) FAAB AGFD:| |2 A,D(DE) FAA(B/c/ A2)FA S||



GIGUE DOUBLE [2].  AKA and see "Grande gigue de la rivière rouge (La)," "Grande gigue simple (2) (La)."  French-Canadian, Reel (3/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. 


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Édouard Richard [Demers]. 

Printed sources : -

Demers (1000 airs du Québec et de l'Amérique francophone), 2020; p. 92.





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