Annotation:Partie de Lancier (3)
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PARTIE DE LANCIER [3]. French-Canadian, Jig. A Minor (‘A’ part), C Major (‘B’ part) and F Major (‘C’ part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'CC'A"A"'B"B"'C"C"'. The third part of a Lancer’s set in Québec. Hart & Sandell note the tune is also called “The Bridal Festival Quadrille,” “6/8 Gallant” or “Am-C-F,” and that it is sometimes played in the key of B Minor.
Source for notated version: Montréal, Québec, button accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Begin].
Printed sources: Bégin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 24, p. 37. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 33, pp. 62-63 (a reprint of Bégin’s version).
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