Contra Dance (2) (The)

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 Also known as    Contredanse à Pitou (La)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    Canada/Québec"Canada/Québec" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
 Structure    AA'BB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Remon & Bouchard
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:25 Crooked Tunes, Book:vol. 2: Québec Fiddle Tunes, Book:vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 1
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1997
 Artist    Louis Boudreault
 Title of recording    Old Time Fiddler of Chicoutimi Québec
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Voyager 322
 Year recorded    1977
 Media    
 Score   ()   


CONTREDANSE [2], LA. AKA - "La contredanse à Pitou." French-Canadian, Reel. Canada, Québec. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. A 'crooked' tune. "La contredanse" is a specific dance associated with the Sanguenay region of Québec. The title comes from the English term 'country dance.'

Source for notated version: Louis "Pitou" Boudreault (1905-1988), fiddler Lisa Ornstein (Maine) [Remon & Bouchard].

Printed source: Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, vol. 2: Québec Fiddle Tunes), 1997; No. 1.

Recorded sources: Voyager 322, Louis Boudreault - "Old Time Fiddler of Chicoutimi, Québec" (1977, 1993). Les Tétes de violon - "Le Talencourt." 30 Below TB 001CD, Les têtes de violon (Bouchard et al) - "Airs Tordus/Crooked Tunes" (1998).


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