Annotation:Polka Donalda

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X:1 T:Polka Donalda S:Pascal Gemme & Mario Loiselle C:J.O. La Madeleine M:2/4 L:1/8 D:Starr 16626-B (78 RPM), J.O. La Madeleine (1945) D:Pascal Gemme & Mario Loiselle - Musique du Monde/Music from the Worlk (2013) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz N:The 'A' notes in the 2nd and 6th bars of the 1st strain are 'ghost' notes. K:D a2 d>e|f/A/f/A/ (3f/g/f/e|g2cc/d/|ef (3e/f/e/d| {fg}a2 d>e|f/A/f/A/ (3f/g/f/e|[eg]>g cc/d/|ef (3e/f/e/d|| Af z/f/e/f/|gf (3f/g/f/e|Ae z/e/d/e/|fe ed| Ad d>d|[ce]e B2|B/cz/ c/d/c/B/|Ad d2|| |:Ad d/d/d/d/|cd e>d|cc c/c/B/c/|ed d2| Ad d/d/d/d/|ce B2|Bc e/d/c/B/|Ad d2:|] |:Af z/(f/f/)f/|ad {e}f>f|ge e/c/e/c/|(3f/g/f/d d2| Af A/f/A/f/|ad f>f|ge e/c/e/c/|df d2:||

POLKA DONALDA, LA. French-Canadian, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCCDD. The tune was recorded in the 78 RPM era by Albert J.O. La Madeleine.

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Recorded sources: - Apex 26313 (78 RPM), J.O. La Madeleine (19??). Buda Musique Records, Pascal Gemme & Mario Loiselle - "Musique du Monde/Music from the World" (2013). Gilles Gosselin - "12 Succès folkloriques d'antan" (2007).

See also listing at:
Hear Gilles Gosselin's recording on youtube.com [1]